1 This is the base of the new NTVFS subsystem for Samba. The model for
2 NTVFS backends is quite different than for the older style VFS
3 backends, in particular:
5 - the NTVFS backends receive windows style file names, although they
6 are in the unix charset (usually UTF8). This means the backend is
7 responsible for mapping windows filename conventions to unix
8 filename conventions if necessary
10 - the NTVFS backends are responsible for changing effective UID before
11 calling any OS local filesystem operations (if needed). The
12 become_*() functions are provided to make this easier.
14 - the NTVFS backends are responsible for resolving DFS paths
16 - each NTVFS backend handles either disk, printer or IPC$ shares,
17 rather than one backend handling all types
19 - the entry points of the NTVFS backends correspond closely with basic
20 SMB operations, wheres the old VFS was modelled directly on the
21 POSIX filesystem interface.
23 - the NTVFS backends are responsible for all semantic mappings, such
24 as mapping dos file attributes, ACLs, file ownership and file times