1 <samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
2 <term><anchor id="MAGICSCRIPT"/>magic script (S)</term>
3 <listitem><para>This parameter specifies the name of a file which,
4 if opened, will be executed by the server when the file is closed.
5 This allows a UNIX script to be sent to the Samba host and
6 executed on behalf of the connected user.</para>
8 <para>Scripts executed in this way will be deleted upon
9 completion assuming that the user has the appropriate level
10 of privilege and the file permissions allow the deletion.</para>
12 <para>If the script generates output, output will be sent to
13 the file specified by the <link linkend="MAGICOUTPUT"><parameter moreinfo="none">
14 magic output</parameter></link> parameter (see above).</para>
16 <para>Note that some shells are unable to interpret scripts
17 containing CR/LF instead of CR as
18 the end-of-line marker. Magic scripts must be executable
19 <emphasis>as is</emphasis> on the host, which for some hosts and
20 some shells will require filtering at the DOS end.</para>
22 <para>Magic scripts are <emphasis>EXPERIMENTAL</emphasis> and
23 should <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be relied upon.</para>
25 <para>Default: <emphasis>None. Magic scripts disabled.</emphasis></para>
26 <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">magic script = user.csh</command></para>