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NAME
vfs_widelinks - make a Samba share ignore filesystem symbolic links
inside a share
SYNOPSIS
vfs objects = widelinks
DESCRIPTION
This VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite.
The vfs_widelinks VFS module hides the existence of symbolic links in
the filesystem inside a share. It is used in Samba verson 4.13 and
above to implement the smb.conf"wide links = yes" functionality that
used to be inside the core smbd code. The module should not be loaded
explicitly by smb.conf as part of the "vfs objects =" parameter, but is
loaded implicitly when "wide links = yes" is enabled. This is to
prevent existing smb.conf files from having to be modified to keep the
existing insecure "wide links" functionality on a share.
Please note that "wide links = yes" functionality is a deliberately
insecure option, and should never be used in Samba installations. On
Linux, bind mounts can be used instead to implement anything "wide
links = yes" can enable. This module has been created to provide
backwards compatibility with existing users of "wide links = yes"
installations, but this use cannot be recommended and is not endorsed
by the Samba developers.
Note that this implicit loading may become explicit in a later Samba
release, and administrators wishing to keep the insecure "wide links"
functionality may have to add this module into their "vfs objects ="
module list. The Samba project release notes and this manpage will be
updated to reflect this when this change is made.
This module is stackable.
EXAMPLES
No examples listed. This module is implicitly loaded by smbd as needed.
VERSION
This man page is part of version 4.13.17 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.
Samba 4.13.17 01/31/2022 VFS_WIDELINKS(8)