4 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/file_serving/base.rb b/lib/puppet/file_serving/base.rb
index 2a0199dee..d1fa9dfd2 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/file_serving/base.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/file_serving/base.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Puppet::FileServing::Base
     # Determine how we deal with links.
     attr_reader :links
     def links=(value)
+        value = value.to_sym
         value = :manage if value == :ignore
         raise(ArgumentError, ":links can only be set to :manage or :follow") unless [:manage, :follow].include?(value) 
         @links = value
diff --git a/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb b/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb
index b28fb2d7e..caad1b319 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/file_serving/fileset.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Puppet::FileServing::Fileset
     end
 
     def links=(links)
-        links = links.intern if links.is_a?(String)
+        links = links.to_sym
         raise(ArgumentError, "Invalid :links value '%s'" % links) unless [:manage, :follow].include?(links)
         @links = links
         @stat_method = links == :manage ? :lstat : :stat
diff --git a/spec/integration/indirector/rest.rb b/spec/integration/indirector/rest.rb
index 1adbdac61..cfaaa5027 100755
--- a/spec/integration/indirector/rest.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/indirector/rest.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe Puppet::Indirector::REST do
                 end
 
                 it "should pass options all the way through" do
-                    @mock_model.expects(:find).with { |key, args| args["one"] == "two" and args["three"] == "four" }.returns @model_instance
+                    @mock_model.expects(:find).with { |key, args| args[:one] == "two" and args[:three] == "four" }.returns @model_instance
                     Puppet::TestIndirectedFoo.find('bar', :one => "two", :three => "four")
                 end
     
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe Puppet::Indirector::REST do
                 end
 
                 it "should pass options all the way through" do
-                    @mock_model.expects(:search).with { |key, args| args["one"] == "two" and args["three"] == "four" }.returns @model_instances
+                    @mock_model.expects(:search).with { |key, args| args[:one] == "two" and args[:three] == "four" }.returns @model_instances
                     Puppet::TestIndirectedFoo.search("foo", :one => "two", :three => "four")
                 end
     
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ describe Puppet::Indirector::REST do
                 end
 
                 it "should pass options all the way through" do
-                    @mock_model.expects(:find).with { |key, args| args["one"] == "two" and args["three"] == "four" }.returns @model_instance
+                    @mock_model.expects(:find).with { |key, args| args[:one] == "two" and args[:three] == "four" }.returns @model_instance
                     Puppet::TestIndirectedFoo.find('bar', :one => "two", :three => "four")
                 end
     
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe Puppet::Indirector::REST do
                 end
 
                 it "should pass options all the way through" do
-                    @mock_model.expects(:search).with { |key, args| args["one"] == "two" and args["three"] == "four" }.returns @model_instances
+                    @mock_model.expects(:search).with { |key, args| args[:one] == "two" and args[:three] == "four" }.returns @model_instances
                     Puppet::TestIndirectedFoo.search('bar', :one => "two", :three => "four")
                 end
     
diff --git a/spec/unit/file_serving/base.rb b/spec/unit/file_serving/base.rb
index 4eb62b038..de7ea4756 100755
--- a/spec/unit/file_serving/base.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/file_serving/base.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ describe Puppet::FileServing::Base do
         proc { Puppet::FileServing::Base.new("/module/dir/file", :links => :else) }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
 
+    it "should allow links values to be set as strings" do
+        Puppet::FileServing::Base.new("/module/dir/file", :links => "follow").links.should == :follow
+    end
+
     it "should default to :manage for :links" do
         Puppet::FileServing::Base.new("/module/dir/file").links.should == :manage
     end