docs-xml/manpages-3/vfs_acl_xattr.8.xml

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   3 <refentry id="vfs_acl_xattr.8">
   4
   5 <refmeta>
   6         <refentrytitle>vfs_acl_xattr</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>
  11 </refmeta>
  12
  13
  14 <refnamediv>
  15         <refname>vfs_acl_xattr</refname>
  16         <refpurpose>Save NTFS-ACLs in Extended Attributes (EAs)</refpurpose>
  17 </refnamediv>
  18
  19 <refsynopsisdiv>
  20         <cmdsynopsis>
  21                 <command>vfs objects = acl_xattr</command>
  22         </cmdsynopsis>
  23 </refsynopsisdiv>
  24
  25 <refsect1>
  26         <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  27
  28         <para>This VFS module is part of the
  29         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
  30         <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
  31
  32         <para>The <command>vfs_acl_xattr</command> VFS module stores
  33         NTFS Access Control Lists (ACLs) in Extended Attributes (EAs).
  34         This enables the full mapping of Windows ACLs on Samba
  35         servers.
  36         </para>
  37
  38         <para>The ACLs are stored in the Extended Attribute
  39         <parameter>security.NTACL</parameter> of a file or directory.
  40         This Attribute is <emphasis>not</emphasis> listed by
  41         <command>getfattr -d <filename>filename</filename></command>.
  42         To show the current value, the name of the EA must be specified
  43         (e.g. <command>getfattr -n security.NTACL <filename>filename</filename>
  44         </command>).
  45         </para>
  46
  47         <para>Please note that this module is
  48         <emphasis>experimental</emphasis>!
  49         </para>
  50
  51         <para>This module is stackable.</para>
  52 </refsect1>
  53
  54 <refsect1>
  55         <title>OPTIONS</title>
  56         <para>
  57         There are no options for <command>vfs_acl_xattr</command>.
  58         </para>
  59 </refsect1>
  60
  61 <refsect1>
  62         <title>AUTHOR</title>
  63
  64         <para>The original Samba software and related utilities
  65         were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
  66         by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
  67         to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
  68 </refsect1>
  69
  70 </refentry>