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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/misc/dfreecommand.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/misc/dfreecommand.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7d51e3e2db --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/misc/dfreecommand.xml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<samba:parameter name="dfree command" + context="G" + type="string" + advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + + <para>The <parameter moreinfo="none">dfree command</parameter> setting + should only be used on systems where a problem occurs with the + internal disk space calculations. This has been known to happen + with Ultrix, but may occur with other operating systems. The + symptom that was seen was an error of "Abort Retry + Ignore" at the end of each directory listing.</para> + + <para>This setting allows the replacement of the internal routines to + calculate the total disk space and amount available with an external + routine. The example below gives a possible script that might fulfill + this function.</para> + + <para>The external program will be passed a single parameter indicating + a directory in the filesystem being queried. This will typically consist + of the string <filename moreinfo="none">./</filename>. The script should return two + integers in ASCII. The first should be the total disk space in blocks, + and the second should be the number of available blocks. An optional + third return value can give the block size in bytes. The default + blocksize is 1024 bytes.</para> + + <para>Note: Your script should <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be setuid or + setgid and should be owned by (and writeable only by) root!</para> + + <para>Where the script dfree (which must be made executable) could be:</para> + +<para><programlisting format="linespecific"> +#!/bin/sh +df $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2" "$4}' +</programlisting></para> + + <para>or perhaps (on Sys V based systems):</para> + +<para><programlisting format="linespecific"> +#!/bin/sh +/usr/bin/df -k $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $3" "$5}' +</programlisting></para> + + <para>Note that you may have to replace the command names with full path names on some systems.</para> + +</description> +<value type="default"><comment>By default internal routines for + determining the disk capacity and remaining space will be used.</comment></value> +<value type="example">/usr/local/samba/bin/dfree</value> +</samba:parameter> |