From 77f45f5e530600d01f57a7fedbaa272ecd2f8c65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:18:22 +0000 Subject: Add more info about stackable VFS objects (This used to be commit 2dcb295d8eceea7e92e7e8f2e2ffc3583db833fd) --- docs/docbook/projdoc/VFS.sgml | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/docbook/projdoc/VFS.sgml') diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/VFS.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/VFS.sgml index 4c228dfa87..66b9be1dbd 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/VFS.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/VFS.sgml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Introduction and configuration -Since samba 3.0, samba supports stackable VFS(Virtual File System) modules. +Since samba 3.0, samba supports stackable VFS(Virtual File System) modules. Samba passes each request to access the unix file system thru the loaded VFS modules. This chapter covers all the modules that come with the samba source and references to some external modules. @@ -20,27 +20,32 @@ some external modules. 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. +They currently have been tested 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. For example, to use audit.so: +the exact pathname of the shared library objects. For example, to log all access +to files and use a recycle bin: [audit] comment = Audited /data directory path = /data - vfs object = /path/to/audit.so + vfs object = /path/to/audit.so /path/to/recycle.so writeable = yes browseable = yes + +The modules are used in the order they are specified. + + Further documentation on writing VFS modules for Samba can be found in -docs directory of the Samba source distribution. +the Samba Developers Guide. -- cgit