PATH_SOURCE=$(realpath "${PATH_REL}")
             DIRECTORY=$(dirname "${PATH_TARGET}")
             mkdir -p "${DIRECTORY}"
-            cp "${PATH_SOURCE}" "${PATH_TARGET}"
+            cp -L "${PATH_SOURCE}" "${PATH_TARGET}"
         done
         cd -
     done
 
 export BORG_PASSPHRASE="${PASSPHRASE}"
 PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS="$(path_tmp_timestamped configscripts)"
 mkdir "${PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS}"
-cp -a ./* "${PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS}/"
+cp -aL ./* "${PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS}/"
 chown -R "${USERNAME}:${USERNAME}" "${PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS}"
 su -l "${USERNAME}" --whitelist-environment=PATH_SECRETS,BORG_PASSPHRASE -c "/bin/sh ${PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS}/_setup_secrets_user.sh"
 rm -rf "${PATH_TMP_SCRIPTS}"