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-README for Samba Virtual File System (VFS) Examples
+README for Samba Virtual File System (VFS) Example
===================================================
-This directory contains some sample code to demonstrate VFS
-construction. The following VFS modules are given:
+This directory contains a skeleton VFS module. When used,
+this module simply passes all requests back to the disk functions
+(i.e it operates as a passthrough filter). It should be
+useful as a starting point for developing new VFS
+modules.
- skel
- A skeleton VFS module. When used, this module simply
- passes all requests back to the disk functions (i.e it
- operates as a passthrough filter). It should be
- useful as a starting point for developing new VFS
- modules.
-
- audit
- A simple module to audit file access to the syslog
- facility. The following operations are logged: share
- connect/disconnect, directory opens/create/remove,
- file open/close/rename/unlink/chmod.
-
- recycle
- A recycle-bin like modules. When used any unlink call
- will be intercepted and files moved to the recycle
- directory nstead of beeing deleted.
-
- block
- A simple module to block access to certain mount points or
- directories. This module only hides the specified directories
- and all directories beneath them. It should NOT be used to
- secure directories. If the name of a file in one of those
- directories is known, the file can still be opened.
-
- netatalk
- A netatalk module, that will ease co-existence of samba and
- netatalk file sharing services.
- Looka t the README for more informations.
-
-You may have problems to compile these modules, as shared libraries are
-compiled and linked in different ways on different systems.
-I currently tested them against GNU/linux and IRIX.
-
-To use the VFS modules, create a share similar to the one below. The
-important parameter is the 'vfs object' parameter which must point to
-the exact pathname of the shared library object.
-
- [audit]
- comment = Audited /data directory
- path = /data
- vfs object = /path/to/audit.so
- writeable = yes
- browseable = yes
+Please read the VFS chapter in the HOWTO collection for general help
+on the usage of VFS modules.
Further documentation on writing VFS modules for Samba can be found in
-docs directory of the Samba source distribution.
+Samba Developers Guide.