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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/filename/storedosattributes.xml | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/protocol/easupport.xml | 4 |
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/filename/storedosattributes.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/filename/storedosattributes.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1b94a771b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/filename/storedosattributes.xml @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +<samba:parameter name="store dos attributes" + context="S" + type="boolean" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + <para>If this parameter is set Samba no longer attempts to + map DOS attributes like SYSTEM, HIDDEN, ARCHIVE or READ-ONLY + to UNIX permission bits (such as the <link linkend="MAPHIDDEN"><parameter moreinfo="none">map hidden</parameter></link>. Instead, DOS attributes will be stored onto an extended + attribute in the UNIX filesystem, associated with the file or directory. + For this to operate correctly, the parameters <link linkend="MAPHIDDEN"><parameter moreinfo="none">map hidden</parameter></link>, <link linkend="MAPSYSTEM"><parameter moreinfo="none">map system</parameter></link>, <link linkend="MAPARCHIVE"><parameter moreinfo="none">map archive</parameter></link> must be set to off. + This parameter writes the DOS attributes as a string into the + extended attribute named "user.DOSATTRIB". This extended attribute + is explicitly hidden from smbd clients requesting an EA list. + On Linux the filesystem must have been mounted with the mount + option user_xattr in order for extended attributes to work, also + extended attributes must be compiled into the Linux kernel. + </para> +</description> +<value type="default">no</value> +</samba:parameter> diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/protocol/easupport.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/protocol/easupport.xml index b64130b620..a36f335e21 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/protocol/easupport.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/protocol/easupport.xml @@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will allow clients to attempt to store OS/2 style Extended attributes on a share. In order to enable this parameter the underlying filesystem exported by the share must support extended attributes (such as provided on XFS and EXT3 on Linux, with the - correct kernel patches). On Linux the filesystem must have been mounted with the mount option user_xattr.</para> + correct kernel patches). On Linux the filesystem must have been mounted with the mount + option user_xattr in order for extended attributes to work, also + extended attributes must be compiled into the Linux kernel. </description> <value type="default">no</value> |