Cannot symlink onto a NAS in Catalina

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Per This link, I want to backup my iPhone onto a NAS since my iPhone is almost full and has the same 120gb storage as my MacBook Air and Mac mini. I have set up a dedicated SMB share on my OMV nas, but when I try to link that folder to the iPhone backup folder (/Users//Library/Application Support/MobileSync) as root, it says operation not permitted. Is there a way to accomplish my goal without disabling SIP?

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No. Apple is really strict with that sort of stuff.. System Integrity Protection isn't that big of a deal as long as you only install applications from developers you trust. Seriously. disabling SIP will make your machine more vulnerable, but its really there to not allow malware to access/modify sensitive stuff like your backups