VFS_SNAPPER(8)

NAME
vfs_snapper - Expose snapshots managed by snapper as shadow-copies

SYNOPSIS

vfs objects = snapper

DESCRIPTION

This VFS module is part of the samba(8) suite.

The vfs_snapper VFS module exposes snapshots managed by snapper for use by Samba. This provides the ability for remote SMB clients to access shadow-copies via Windows Explorer using the "previous versions" dialog.

This module is stackable.

CONFIGURATION

The underlying share path must have a corresponding snapper configuration file. The snapshot directory tree must allow access for relavent users.

    		[share]
    		vfs objects = snapper

PERMISSIONS

Snapper stores snapshots under a .snapshots subdirectory. This directory must permit traversal for any users wishing to access snapshots via the Windows Explorer previous versions dialog. By default, traversal is forbidden for all non-root users. Additionally, users must be granted permission to list snapshots managed by snapper, via snapper's ALLOW_USERS or ALLOW_GROUPS options. Snapper can grant these users and groups .snapshots traversal access automatically via the SYNC_ACL option.

VERSION

This man page is correct for version 4.2.0 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR

The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.