1 README for Samba Virtual File System (VFS) Examples
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4 This directory contains some sample code to demonstrate VFS
5 construction. The following VFS modules are given:
8 A skeleton VFS module. When used, this module simply
9 passes all requests back to the disk functions (i.e it
10 operates as a passthrough filter). It should be
11 useful as a starting point for developing new VFS
15 A simple module to audit file access to the syslog
16 facility. The following operations are logged: share
17 connect/disconnect, directory opens/create/remove,
18 file open/close/rename/unlink/chmod.
21 A recycle-bin like modules. When used any unlink call
22 will be intercepted and files moved to the recycle
23 directory nstead of beeing deleted.
26 A simple module to block access to certain mount points or
27 directories. This module only hides the specified directories
28 and all directories beneath them. It should NOT be used to
29 secure directories. If the name of a file in one of those
30 directories is known, the file can still be opened.
33 A netatalk module, that will ease co-existence of samba and
34 netatalk file sharing services.
35 Looka t the README for more informations.
37 You may have problems to compile these modules, as shared libraries are
38 compiled and linked in different ways on different systems.
39 I currently tested them against GNU/linux and IRIX.
41 To use the VFS modules, create a share similar to the one below. The
42 important parameter is the 'vfs object' parameter which must point to
43 the exact pathname of the shared library object.
46 comment = Audited /data directory
48 vfs object = /path/to/audit.so
52 Further documentation on writing VFS modules for Samba can be found in
53 docs directory of the Samba source distribution.