lib/chef/scan_access_control.rb in chef-11.6.0.rc.0 vs lib/chef/scan_access_control.rb in chef-11.6.0.rc.1

@@ -125,9 +125,14 @@
         raise ArgumentError, "Invalid value #{new_resource.mode.inspect} for `mode` on resource #@new_resource"
       end
     end
 
     def stat
-      @stat ||= @new_resource.instance_of?(Chef::Resource::Link) ? ::File.lstat(@new_resource.path) : ::File.stat(@new_resource.path)
+      @stat ||= if @new_resource.instance_of?(Chef::Resource::Link)
+        ::File.lstat(@new_resource.path)
+      else
+        realpath = ::File.realpath(@new_resource.path)
+        ::File.stat(realpath)
+      end
     end
   end
 end