3522 change case path used by Multi-User case panel to be real path instead of all caps

Author: William Schaefer

Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/CaseBrowser.java

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import org.openide.nodes.Node;
 import java.awt.EventQueue;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -222,10 +224,10 @@ private List<CaseMetadata> getCases() throws CoordinationService.CoordinationSer
                         String name = file.getName().toLowerCase();
                         if (autFilePath == null && name.endsWith(".aut")) {
                             try {
-                                caseList.add(new CaseMetadata(Paths.get(file.getAbsolutePath())));
-                            } catch (CaseMetadata.CaseMetadataException ex) {
+                                caseList.add(new CaseMetadata(Paths.get(file.getAbsolutePath()).toRealPath(LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)));
+                            } catch (CaseMetadata.CaseMetadataException | IOException ex) {
                                 LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, String.format("Error reading case metadata file '%s'.", autFilePath), ex);
-                            }
+                            } 
                             break;
                         }
                     }