@@ -945,4 +945,4 @@ func TestModeHostname(t *testing.T) {

 	deleteAllContainers()

 	logDone("run - hostname and several network modes")

-}

+}

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@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const maxLoopCounter = 100

 // FollowSymlink will follow an existing link and scope it to the root

 // path provided.

 func FollowSymlinkInScope(link, root string) (string, error) {

-	prev := "/"

-

 	root, err := filepath.Abs(root)

 	if err != nil {

 		return "", err

@@ -25,10 +23,17 @@ func FollowSymlinkInScope(link, root string) (string, error) {

 		return "", err

 	}

+	if link == root {

+		return root, nil

+	}

+

+

 	if !strings.HasPrefix(filepath.Dir(link), root) {

 		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s is not within %s", link, root)

 	}

+	prev := "/"

+	

 	for _, p := range strings.Split(link, "/") {

 		prev = filepath.Join(prev, p)

 		prev = filepath.Clean(prev)