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3 <refentry id="vfs_netatalk.8">
6 <refentrytitle>vfs_netatalk</refentrytitle>
7 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
8 <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
9 <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
10 <refmiscinfo class="version">3.5</refmiscinfo>
15 <refname>vfs_netatalk</refname>
16 <refpurpose>hide .AppleDouble files from CIFS clients</refpurpose>
21 <command>vfs objects = netatalk</command>
26 <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
28 <para>This VFS module is part of the
29 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
30 <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
32 <para>The <command>vfs_netatalk</command> VFS module dynamically
33 hides .AppleDouble files, preventing spurious errors on some
34 CIFS clients. .AppleDouble files may be created by historic
35 implementations of AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) on servers. </para>
37 <para>This module is stackable.</para>
42 <title>EXAMPLES</title>
44 <para>Hide .AppleDouble files on the [data] share:</para>
46 <smbconfsection name="[data]"/>
47 <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">netatalk</smbconfoption>
53 <title>CAVEATS</title>
54 <para>This module is largely historic and unlikely to be of use
55 in modern networks since current Apple systems are able to mount CIFS
62 <title>VERSION</title>
63 <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0.25 of the Samba suite.
70 <para>The original Samba software and related utilities
71 were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
72 by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
73 to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>