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diff --git a/docs/Samba3-ByExample/SBE-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml b/docs/Samba3-ByExample/SBE-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml index 7b290c6de7..215eb1810c 100644 --- a/docs/Samba3-ByExample/SBE-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml +++ b/docs/Samba3-ByExample/SBE-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ done <member><para>samba-3.0.20 or later</para></member> <member><para>samba-client-3.0.20 or later</para></member> <member><para>samba-winbind-3.0.20 or later</para></member> - <member><para>smbldap-tools Version 0.8.8</para></member> + <member><para>smbldap-tools Version 0.9.1</para></member> </simplelist> <para> diff --git a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml index 0ccc1188fe..c0ab921000 100644 --- a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml +++ b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ <title>Features and Benefits</title> <para> -Since Samba-3, there is support for stackable VFS (Virtual File System) modules. -Samba passes each request to access the UNIX file system through the loaded VFS modules. -This chapter covers all the modules that come with the Samba source and references to -some external modules. +<indexterm><primary></primary></indexterm> +Stackable VFS (Virtual File System) modules support was new to Samba-3 and has proven quite popular. Samba +passes each request to access the UNIX file system through the loaded VFS modules. This chapter covers the +modules that come with the Samba source and provides references to some external modules. </para> @@ -29,16 +29,17 @@ some external modules. <title>Discussion</title> <para> -If not supplied with your platform distribution binary Samba package you may have problems -compiling these modules, as shared libraries are compiled and linked in different ways -on different systems. They currently have been tested against GNU/Linux and IRIX. +If not supplied with your platform distribution binary Samba package you may have problems compiling these +modules, as shared libraries are compiled and linked in different ways on different systems. They currently +have been tested against GNU/Linux and IRIX. </para> <para> -To use the VFS modules, create a share similar to the one below. The -important parameter is the <smbconfoption name="vfs objects"/> parameter where -you can list one or more VFS modules by name. For example, to log all access -to files and put deleted files in a recycle bin, see <link linkend="vfsrecyc">next configuration</link>: +To use the VFS modules, create a share similar to the one below. The important parameter is the <smbconfoption +name="vfs objects"/> parameter where you can list one or more VFS modules by name. For example, to log all +access to files and put deleted files in a recycle bin, see <link linkend="vfsrecyc">the smb.conf with VFS +modules example</link>: +</para> <example id="vfsrecyc"> <title>smb.conf with VFS modules</title> @@ -51,26 +52,23 @@ to files and put deleted files in a recycle bin, see <link linkend="vfsrecyc">ne <smbconfoption name="browseable">yes</smbconfoption> </smbconfblock> </example> -</para> <para> -The modules are used in the order in which they are specified. -Let's say that you want to both have a virus scanner module and a recycle -bin module. It is wise to put the virus scanner module as the first one so -that it is the first that get run an may detect a virus immediately, before -any action is performed on that file. +The modules are used in the order in which they are specified. Let's say that you want to both have a virus +scanner module and a recycle bin module. It is wise to put the virus scanner module as the first one so that +it is the first that get run an may detect a virus immediately, before any action is performed on that file. <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">vscan-clamav recycle</smbconfoption> </para> <para> Samba will attempt to load modules from the <filename>/lib</filename> directory in the root directory of the -Samba installation (usually <filename>/usr/lib/samba/vfs</filename> or <filename>/usr/local/samba/lib/vfs -</filename>). +Samba installation (usually <filename>/usr/lib/samba/vfs</filename> or +<filename>/usr/local/samba/lib/vfs</filename>). </para> <para> -Some modules can be used twice for the same share. -This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend="multimodule">the following example</link>. +Some modules can be used twice for the same share. This can be done using a configuration similar to the one +shown in <link linkend="multimodule">the smb.conf with multiple VFS modules</link>. <example id="multimodule"> <title>smb.conf with multiple VFS modules</title> @@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">example:example1 example example:test</smbconfoption> <smbconfoption name="example1: parameter">1</smbconfoption> <smbconfoption name="example: parameter">5</smbconfoption> -<smbconfoption name="test: parameter">7</smbconfoption> +<smbconfoption name="test: parameter">7</smbconfoption> </smbconfblock> </example> </para> @@ -194,11 +192,11 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend </para> <para> - The <guiicon>Recycle Bin</guiicon> will not appear in <application>Windows Explorer</application> views of the network file system - (share) nor on any mapped drive. Instead, a directory called <filename>.recycle</filename> will be - automatically created when the first file is deleted. Users can recover files from the - <filename>.recycle</filename> directory. If the <parameter>recycle:keeptree</parameter> has been - specified, deleted files will be found in a path identical with that from which the file was deleted. + The <guiicon>Recycle Bin</guiicon> will not appear in <application>Windows Explorer</application> views of the + network file system (share) nor on any mapped drive. Instead, a directory called <filename>.recycle</filename> + will be automatically created when the first file is deleted. Users can recover files from the + <filename>.recycle</filename> directory. If the <parameter>recycle:keeptree</parameter> has been specified, + deleted files will be found in a path identical with that from which the file was deleted. </para> <para>Supported options for the <command>recycle</command> module are as follow: @@ -262,7 +260,8 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend <varlistentry> <term>recycle:noversions</term> <listitem><para> - Specifies a list of paths (wildcards such as * and ? are supported) for which no versioning should be used. Only useful when <emphasis>recycle:versions</emphasis> is enabled. + Specifies a list of paths (wildcards such as * and ? are supported) for which no versioning + should be used. Only useful when <emphasis>recycle:versions</emphasis> is enabled. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> @@ -288,43 +287,40 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend <sect2> <title>shadow_copy</title> - <warning> + + <warning><para> + <emphasis>THIS IS NOT A BACKUP, ARCHIVAL, OR VERSION CONTROL SOLUTION!</emphasis> + </para> + + <para> + With Samba or Windows servers, shadow copy is designed to be an end-user tool only. It does not replace or + enhance your backup and archival solutions and should in no way be considered as such. Additionally, if you + need version control, implement a version control system. You have been warned. + </para></warning> + + + <para> + The shadow_copy module allows you to setup functionality that is similar to MS shadow copy services. When + setup properly, this module allows Microsoft shadow copy clients to browse "shadow copies" on samba shares. + You will need to install the shadow copy client. You can get the MS shadow copy client <ulink noescape="1" + url="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/shadowcopyclient.mspx">here.</ulink>. Note the + additional requirements for pre-Windows XP clients. I did not test this functionality with any pre-Windows XP + clients. You should be able to get more information about MS Shadow Copy <ulink noescape="1" + url="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx">from the Microsoft's site</ulink>. + </para> + <para> - <emphasis>THIS IS NOT A BACKUP, ARCHIVAL, OR VERSION CONTROL - SOLUTION!</emphasis></para> + The shadow_copy VFS module requires some underlying file system setup with some sort of Logical Volume Manager + (LVM) such as LVM1, LVM2, or EVMS. Setting up LVM is beyond the scope of this document; however, we will + outline the steps we took to test this functionality for <emphasis>example purposes only.</emphasis> You need + to make sure the LVM implementation you choose to deploy is ready for production. Make sure you do plenty of + tests. + </para> + <para> - With Samba or Windows servers, shadow copy is designed to be - an end-user tool only. It does not replace or enhance your - backup and archival solutions and should in no way be - considered as such. Additionally, if you need version - control, implement a version control system. You have been - warned.</para> - </warning> - <para> - The shadow_copy module allows you to setup functionality that - is similar to MS shadow copy services. When setup properly, - this module allows Microsoft shadow copy clients to browse - "shadow copies" on samba shares. You will need to install the - shadow copy client. You can get the MS shadow copy client - <ulink noescape="1" - url="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/shadowcopyclient.mspx">here.</ulink>. - Note the additional requirements for pre-Windows XP clients. - I did not test this functionality with any pre-Windows XP - clients. You should be able to get more information about MS - Shadow Copy <ulink noescape="1" - url="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx">from - the Microsoft's site</ulink>.</para> - <para> - The shadow_copy VFS module requires some underlying file system - setup with some sort of Logical Volume Manager (LVM) such as - LVM1, LVM2, or EVMS. Setting up LVM is beyond the scope of - this document; however, we will outline the steps we took to - test this functionality for <emphasis>example purposes - only.</emphasis> You need to make sure the LVM implementation - you choose to deploy is ready for production. Make sure you - do plenty of tests.</para> - <para> Here are some common resources for LVM and EVMS: + </para> + <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para><ulink noescape="1" @@ -349,164 +345,132 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend source code and reiserfs.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - </para> - <sect3> + + <sect3> <title>Shadow Copy Setup</title> <para> - At the time of this writing, not much testing has been done. - I tested the shadow copy VFS module with a specific scenario - which was not deployed in a production environment, but more - as a proof of concept. The scenario involved a Samba 3 file - server on Debian Sarge with an XFS file system and LVM1. I - do NOT recommend you use this as a solution without doing - your own due diligence with regard to all the components - presented here. That said, following is an basic outline of - how I got things going.</para> + At the time of this writing, not much testing has been done. I tested the shadow copy VFS module with a + specific scenario which was not deployed in a production environment, but more as a proof of concept. The + scenario involved a Samba 3 file server on Debian Sarge with an XFS file system and LVM1. I do NOT recommend + you use this as a solution without doing your own due diligence with regard to all the components presented + here. That said, following is an basic outline of how I got things going. + </para> + <orderedlist> <listitem> - <formalpara> - <title>Installed Operating System </title> - <para> - In my tests, I used <ulink - url="http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/">Debian - Sarge</ulink> (i.e. testing) on an XFS file system. - Setting up the OS is a bit beyond the scope of this - document. It is assumed that you have a working OS - capable of running Samba.</para> - </formalpara> + <formalpara><title>Installed Operating System </title> + <para> + In my tests, I used <ulink url="http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/">Debian + Sarge</ulink> (i.e. testing) on an XFS file system. Setting up the OS is a bit beyond the scope of this + document. It is assumed that you have a working OS capable of running Samba. + </para></formalpara> </listitem> + <listitem> - <formalpara> - <title>Install & Configure Samba</title> - <para> - See the <link linkend="introduction">installation - section</link> of this HOWTO for more detail on this. - It doesn't matter if it is a Domain Controller or - Member File Server, but it is assumed that you have a - working Samba 3.0.3 or newer server running.</para> - </formalpara> + <formalpara><title>Install & Configure Samba</title> + <para> + See the <link linkend="introduction">installation section</link> of this HOWTO for more detail on this. + It doesn't matter if it is a Domain Controller or Member File Server, but it is assumed that you have a + working Samba 3.0.3 or newer server running. + </para></formalpara> </listitem> + <listitem> - <formalpara> - <title>Install & Configure LVM</title> - <para> - Before you can make shadow copies available to the - client, you have to create the shadow copies. This is - done by taking some sort of file system snapshot. - Snapshots are a typical feature of Logical Volume - Managers such as LVM, so we first need to have that - setup.</para> - </formalpara> - <itemizedlist> - <para> - The following is provided as an example and will be - most helpful for Debian users. Again, this was tested - using the "testing" or "Sarge" distribution.</para> - <listitem> + <formalpara><title>Install & Configure LVM</title> <para> - Install lvm10 and devfsd packages if you have not - done so already. On Debian systems, you are warned - of the interaction of devfs and lvm1 which requires - the use of devfs filenames. Running - <command>apt-get update && apt-get install - lvm10 devfsd xfsprogs</command> should do the trick - for this example.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Now you need to create a volume. You will need to - create a partition (or partitions) to add to your - volume. Use your favorite partitioning tool - (e.g. Linux fdisk, cfdisk, etc.). The partition - type should be set to 0x8e for "Linux LVM." In this - example, we will use /dev/hdb1.</para> - <para> - Once you have the Linux LVM partition (type 0x8e), - you can run a series of commands to create the LVM - volume. You can use several disks and or - partitions, but we will use only one in this - example. You may also need to load the kernel - module with something like <command>modprobe lvm-mod - </command> and set your system up to load it on - reboot by adding it to - (<filename>/etc/modules</filename>). </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Create the physical volume with <command>pvcreate - /dev/hdb1</command></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Create the volume group with and add /dev/hda1 to it - with <command>vgcreate shadowvol /dev/hdb1</command> - </para> - <para> - You can use <command>vgdisplay</command> to review - information about the volume group.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Now you can create the logical volume with something - like <command>lvcreate -L400M -nsh_test - shadowvol</command></para> - <para> - This creates the logical volume of 400MB's named - "sh_test" in the volume group we created called - shadowvol. If everything is working so far, you - should see them in - <filename>/dev/shadowvol</filename>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Now we should be ready to format the logical volume - we named sh_test with <command>mkfs.xfs - /dev/shadowvol/sh_test</command></para> - <para> - You can format the logical volume with any file - system you choose, but make sure to use one that - allows you to take advantage of the additional - features of LVM such as freezing, resizing and - growing your file systems.</para> - <para> - Now we have an LVM volume where we can play with the - shadow_copy VFS module.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Now we need to prepare the directory with something - like <command>mkdir -p /data/shadow_share</command> - or whatever you want to name your shadow copy - enabled Samba share. Make sure you set the - permissions such that you can use it. If in doubt, - use <command>chmod 777 /data/shadow_share</command> - and tighten the permissions once you get things - working.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Mount the LVM volume using something like - <command>mount /dev/shadowvol/sh_test - /data/shadow_share</command></para> + Before you can make shadow copies available to the client, you have to create the shadow copies. This is + done by taking some sort of file system snapshot. Snapshots are a typical feature of Logical Volume + Managers such as LVM, so we first need to have that setup. + </para></formalpara> + + <itemizedlist> <para> - You may also want to edit your - <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> so that this - partition mounts during the system boot.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </listitem> + The following is provided as an example and will be most helpful for Debian users. Again, this was tested + using the "testing" or "Sarge" distribution. + </para> + + <listitem> + <para> + Install lvm10 and devfsd packages if you have not done so already. On Debian systems, you are warned of the + interaction of devfs and lvm1 which requires the use of devfs filenames. Running <command>apt-get update + && apt-get install lvm10 devfsd xfsprogs</command> should do the trick for this example. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Now you need to create a volume. You will need to create a partition (or partitions) to add to your volume. + Use your favorite partitioning tool (e.g. Linux fdisk, cfdisk, etc.). The partition type should be set to + 0x8e for "Linux LVM." In this example, we will use /dev/hdb1. + </para> + + <para> + Once you have the Linux LVM partition (type 0x8e), you can run a series of commands to create the LVM volume. + You can use several disks and or partitions, but we will use only one in this example. You may also need to + load the kernel module with something like <command>modprobe lvm-mod </command> and set your system up to load + it on reboot by adding it to (<filename>/etc/modules</filename>). + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Create the physical volume with <command>pvcreate /dev/hdb1</command> + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Create the volume group with and add /dev/hda1 to it with <command>vgcreate shadowvol /dev/hdb1</command> + </para> + + <para> + You can use <command>vgdisplay</command> to review information about the volume group. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Now you can create the logical volume with something like <command>lvcreate -L400M -nsh_test shadowvol</command> + </para> + + <para> + This creates the logical volume of 400MB's named "sh_test" in the volume group we created called shadowvol. + If everything is working so far, you should see them in <filename>/dev/shadowvol</filename>. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Now we should be ready to format the logical volume we named sh_test with <command>mkfs.xfs + /dev/shadowvol/sh_test</command> + </para> + + <para> + You can format the logical volume with any file system you choose, but make sure to use one that allows you to + take advantage of the additional features of LVM such as freezing, resizing and growing your file systems. + </para> + + <para> + Now we have an LVM volume where we can play with the shadow_copy VFS module. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Now we need to prepare the directory with something like <command>mkdir -p /data/shadow_share</command> or + whatever you want to name your shadow copy enabled Samba share. Make sure you set the permissions such that + you can use it. If in doubt, use <command>chmod 777 /data/shadow_share</command> and tighten the permissions + once you get things working. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Mount the LVM volume using something like <command>mount /dev/shadowvol/sh_test /data/shadow_share</command> + </para> + + <para> + You may also want to edit your <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> so that this partition mounts during the system boot. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + </listitem> + <listitem> - <formalpara> - <title>Install & Configure the shadow_copy VFS - Module</title> - <para> - Finally we get to the actual shadow_copy VFS module. - The shadow_copy VFS module should be available in - Samba 3.0.3 and higher. The smb.conf configuration is pretty - standard. Here is our example of a share configured - with the shadow_copy VFS module:</para> - </formalpara> - <example id="vfsshadow"> + <formalpara><title>Install & Configure the shadow_copy VFS Module</title> + <para> + Finally we get to the actual shadow_copy VFS module. The shadow_copy VFS module should be available in Samba + 3.0.3 and higher. The smb.conf configuration is pretty standard. Here is our example of a share configured + with the shadow_copy VFS module: + </para></formalpara> + + <example id="vfsshadow"> <title>Share With shadow_copy VFS</title> <smbconfblock> <smbconfsection name="[shadow_share]"/> @@ -515,27 +479,24 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">shadow_copy</smbconfoption> <smbconfoption name="writeable">yes</smbconfoption> <smbconfoption name="browseable">yes</smbconfoption> - </smbconfblock> - </example> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <formalpara> - <title>Create Snapshots and Make Them Available to shadow_copy.so</title> - <para> - Before you can browse the shadow copies, you must - create them and mount them. This will most likely be - done with a script that runs as a cron job. With this - particular solution, the shadow_copy VFS module is - used to browse LVM snapshots. Those snapshots are not - created by the module. They are not made available by - the module either. This module allows the shadow copy - enabled client to browse the snapshots you take and - make available.</para> - </formalpara> + </smbconfblock> + </example> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <formalpara><title>Create Snapshots and Make Them Available to shadow_copy.so</title> + <para> + Before you can browse the shadow copies, you must create them and mount them. This will most likely be done + with a script that runs as a cron job. With this particular solution, the shadow_copy VFS module is used to + browse LVM snapshots. Those snapshots are not created by the module. They are not made available by the + module either. This module allows the shadow copy enabled client to browse the snapshots you take and make + available. + </para></formalpara> + <para> - Here is a simple script used to create and mount the - snapshots: - <screen> + Here is a simple script used to create and mount the snapshots: +<screen> #!/bin/bash # This is a test, this is only a test SNAPNAME=`date +%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S` @@ -544,31 +505,25 @@ lvcreate -L10M -s -n $SNAPNAME /dev/shadowvol/sh_test xfs_freeze -u /data/shadow_share/ mkdir /data/shadow_share/@GMT-$SNAPNAME mount /dev/shadowvol/$SNAPNAME /data/shadow_share/@GMT-$SNAPNAME -onouuid,ro - </screen> - Note that the script does not handle other things like - remounting snapshots on reboot. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <formalpara> - <title>Test From Client</title> - <para> - To test, you will need to install the shadow copy - client which you can obtain from the <ulink - url="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/shadowcopyclient.mspx">Microsoft - web site.</ulink> I only tested this with an XP client - so your results may vary with other pre-XP clients. - Once installed, with your XP client you can - right-click on specific files or in the empty space of - the shadow_share and view the "properties". If - anything has changed, then you will see it on the - "Previous Versions" tab of the properties - window. </para> - </formalpara> +</screen> + Note that the script does not handle other things like remounting snapshots on reboot. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem> + <formalpara><title>Test From Client</title> + <para> + To test, you will need to install the shadow copy client which you can obtain from the <ulink + url="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/downloads/shadowcopyclient.mspx">Microsoft web site.</ulink> I + only tested this with an XP client so your results may vary with other pre-XP clients. Once installed, with + your XP client you can right-click on specific files or in the empty space of the shadow_share and view the + "properties". If anything has changed, then you will see it on the "Previous Versions" tab of the properties + window. + </para></formalpara> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </sect3> - </sect2> + + </sect3> +</sect2> </sect1> @@ -576,60 +531,54 @@ mount /dev/shadowvol/$SNAPNAME /data/shadow_share/@GMT-$SNAPNAME -onouuid,ro <title>VFS Modules Available Elsewhere</title> <para> -This section contains a listing of various other VFS modules that -have been posted but do not currently reside in the Samba CVS -tree for one reason or another (e.g., it is easy for the maintainer -to have his or her own CVS tree). +This section contains a listing of various other VFS modules that have been posted but do not currently reside +in the Samba CVS tree for one reason or another (e.g., it is easy for the maintainer to have his or her own +CVS tree). </para> <para> -No statements about the stability or functionality of any module -should be implied due to its presence here. +No statements about the stability or functionality of any module should be implied due to its presence here. </para> - <sect2> - <title>DatabaseFS</title> +<sect2> +<title>DatabaseFS</title> - <para> - URL: <ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.css.tayloru.edu/~elorimer/databasefs/index.php">http://www.css.tayloru.edu/~elorimer/databasefs/index.php</ulink> - </para> +<para> +URL: <ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.css.tayloru.edu/~elorimer/databasefs/index.php"> +Taylors University DatabaeFS</ulink> +</para> - <para>By <ulink url="mailto:elorimer@css.tayloru.edu">Eric Lorimer.</ulink></para> +<para>By <ulink url="mailto:elorimer@css.tayloru.edu">Eric Lorimer.</ulink></para> - <para> - I have created a VFS module that implements a fairly complete read-only - filesystem. It presents information from a database as a filesystem in - a modular and generic way to allow different databases to be used - (originally designed for organizing MP3s under directories such as - <quote>Artists,</quote> <quote>Song Keywords,</quote> and so on. I have since easily - applied it to a student - roster database.) The directory structure is stored in the - database itself and the module makes no assumptions about the database - structure beyond the table it requires to run. - </para> +<para> +I have created a VFS module that implements a fairly complete read-only filesystem. It presents information +from a database as a filesystem in a modular and generic way to allow different databases to be used +(originally designed for organizing MP3s under directories such as <quote>Artists,</quote> <quote>Song +Keywords,</quote> and so on. I have since easily applied it to a student roster database.) The directory +structure is stored in the database itself and the module makes no assumptions about the database structure +beyond the table it requires to run. +</para> - <para> - Any feedback would be appreciated: comments, suggestions, patches, - and so on. If nothing else, hopefully it might prove useful for someone - else who wishes to create a virtual filesystem. - </para> +<para> +Any feedback would be appreciated: comments, suggestions, patches, and so on. If nothing else, hopefully it +might prove useful for someone else who wishes to create a virtual filesystem. +</para> - </sect2> +</sect2> - <sect2> - <title>vscan</title> +<sect2> +<title>vscan</title> - <para>URL: <ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.openantivirus.org/projects.php#samba-vscan">http://www.openantivirus.org/projects.php#samba-vscan</ulink></para> +<para>URL: <ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.openantivirus.org/projects.php#samba-vscan"> +Open Anti-Virus vscan</ulink> +</para> - <para> - samba-vscan is a proof-of-concept module for Samba, which - provides on-access anti-virus support for files shared using - Samba. - samba-vscan supports various virus scanners and is maintained - by Rainer Link. - </para> +<para> +samba-vscan is a proof-of-concept module for Samba, which provides on-access anti-virus support for files +shared using Samba. samba-vscan supports various virus scanners and is maintained by Rainer Link. +</para> - </sect2> +</sect2> </sect1> </chapter> |