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diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_default_quota.c b/source3/modules/vfs_default_quota.c index f7c5dce4d6..4636441999 100644 --- a/source3/modules/vfs_default_quota.c +++ b/source3/modules/vfs_default_quota.c @@ -18,6 +18,56 @@ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */ +/* + * This module allows the default quota values, + * in the windows explorer GUI, to be stored on a samba server. + * The problem is that linux filesystems only store quotas + * for users and groups, but no default quotas. + * + * Samba returns NO_LIMIT as the default quotas by default + * and refuses to update them. + * + * With this module you can store the default quotas that are reported to + * a windows client, in the quota record of a user. By default the root user + * is taken because quota limits for root are typically not enforced. + * + * This module takes 2 parametric parameters in smb.conf: + * (the default prefix for them is 'default_quota', + * it can be overwrittem when you load the module in + * the 'vfs modules' parameter like this: + * vfs modules = default_quota:myprefix) + * + * "<prefix>:uid" parameter takes a integer argument, + * it specifies the uid of the quota record, that will be taken for + * storing the default USER-quotas. + * + * - default value: '0' (for root user) + * - e.g.: default_quota:uid = 65534 + * + * "<prefix>:uid nolimit" parameter takes a boolean argument, + * it specifies if we should report the stored default quota values, + * also for the user record, or if you should just report NO_LIMIT + * to the windows client for the user specified by the "<prefix>:uid" parameter. + * + * - default value: yes (that means to report NO_LIMIT) + * - e.g.: default_quota:uid nolimit = no + * + * "<prefix>:gid" parameter takes a integer argument, + * it's just like "<prefix>:uid" but for group quotas. + * (NOTE: group quotas are not supported from the windows explorer!) + * + * - default value: '0' (for root group) + * - e.g.: default_quota:gid = 65534 + * + * "<prefix>:gid nolimit" parameter takes a boolean argument, + * it's just like "<prefix>:uid nolimit" but for group quotas. + * (NOTE: group quotas are not supported from the windows explorer!) + * + * - default value: yes (that means to report NO_LIMIT) + * - e.g.: default_quota:uid nolimit = no + * + */ + #include "includes.h" #undef DBGC_CLASS |