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3 <refentry id="vfs_netatalk.8">
6 <refentrytitle>vfs_netatalk</refentrytitle>
7 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
12 <refname>vfs_netatalk</refname>
13 <refpurpose>hide .AppleDouble files from CIFS clients</refpurpose>
18 <command>vfs objects = netatalk</command>
23 <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
25 <para>This VFS module is part of the
26 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
27 <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
29 <para>The <command>vfs_netatalk</command> VFS module dynamically
30 hides .AppleDouble files, preventing spurious errors on some
31 CIFS clients. .AppleDouble files may be created by historic
32 implementations of AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) on servers. </para>
34 <para>This module is stackable.</para>
39 <title>EXAMPLES</title>
41 <para>Hide .AppleDouble files on the [data] share:</para>
43 <smbconfsection name="[data]"/>
44 <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">netatalk</smbconfoption>
50 <title>CAVEATS</title>
51 <para>This module is largely historic and unlikely to be of use
52 in modern networks since current Apple systems are able to mount CIFS
59 <title>VERSION</title>
60 <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0.25 of the Samba suite.
67 <para>The original Samba software and related utilities
68 were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
69 by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
70 to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>