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diff --git a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml index 02bf851c63..575bd98e3b 100644 --- a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml +++ b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-VFS.xml @@ -124,6 +124,100 @@ shown in <link linkend="multimodule">the smb.conf with multiple VFS modules</lin </sect2> <sect2> + <title>default_quota</title> + + <para> + This module allows the default quota values, in the windows explorer GUI, to be stored on a Samba-3 server. + The challenge is that linux filesystems only store quotas for users and groups, but no default quotas. + </para> + + <para> + 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. + </para> + + <para> + This module takes 2 parametric entries in the &mb.conf; file. The default prefix for each is the + <quote>default_quota</quote>. This can be overwrittem when you load the module in the <emphasis>vfs + modules</emphasis> parameter like this: +<screen> +vfs modules = default_quota:myprefix) +</screen> + </para> + + <para> + The parametric entries that may be specified for the default_quotas module are: + </para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>prefix:uid</term> + <listitem><para> + This parameter takes a integer argument that specifies the uid of the quota record that will be + used for storing the default user quotas. + </para> + + <para> + The default value is 0 (for root user). An example of use is: +<screen> +default_quota:uid = 65534 +</screen> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>prefix:uid nolimit</term> + <listitem><para> + This parameter takes a boolean argument that specifies if the stored default quota values also be + reported for the user record, or if the value <constant>NO_LIMIT</constant> should be reported to + the windows client for the user specified by the <parameter>prefix:uid</parameter> parameter. + </para> + + <para> + The default value is <constant>yes</constant> (which means to report NO_LIMIT). An example of use + is shown here: +<screen> +default_quota:uid nolimit = no +</screen> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>prefix>:gid</term> + <listitem><para> + This parameter takes an integer argument, it's just like the <parameter>prefix>:uid</parameter> but + for group quotas. NOTE: group quotas are not supported from the windows explorer. + </para> + + <para> + The default value is 0 (for root group). An example of use is shown here: +<screen> +default_quota:gid = 65534 +</screen> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>prefix>:gid nolimit</term> + <listitem><para> + This parameter takes a boolean argument, just like the <parameter>prefix>:uid nolimit</parameter> + but for group quotas. NOTE: group quotas are not supported from the windows explorer. + </para> + + <para> + The default value is <constant>yes</constant> (which means to report NO_LIMIT). An example of use + is shown here: +<screen> +default_quota:uid nolimit = no +</screen> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2> <title>extd_audit</title> <para> |