Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)

FreeBSD Manual Pages

  
 
  

home | help 
VFS_SHADOW_COPY(8)	  System Administration	tools	    VFS_SHADOW_COPY(8)

NAME
       vfs_shadow_copy - Expose	snapshots to Windows clients as	shadow copies.

SYNOPSIS

       vfs objects = shadow_copy

DESCRIPTION
       This VFS	module is part of the samba(7) suite.

       The vfs_shadow_copy VFS module functionality that is similar to
       Microsoft Shadow	Copy services. When setup properly, this module	allows
       Microsoft Shadow	Copy clients to	browse "shadow copies" on Samba
       shares.

       This module is stackable.

CONFIGURATION
       vfs_shadow_copy relies on a filesystem snapshot implementation. Many
       common filesystems have native support for this.

       Filesystem snapshots must be mounted on specially named directories in
       order to	be recognized by vfs_shadow_copy. The snapshot mount points
       must be immediate children of the directory being shared.

       The snapshot naming convention is @GMT-YYYY.MM.DD-hh.mm.ss, where:

	      •	  YYYY is the 4	digit year

	      •	  MM is	the 2 digit month

	      •	  DD is	the 2 digit day

	      •	  hh is	the 2 digit hour

	      •	  mm is	the 2 digit minute

	      •	  ss is	the 2 digit second.

       The vfs_shadow_copy snapshot naming convention can be produced with the
       following date(1) command:

		TZ=GMT date +@GMT-%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S

EXAMPLES
       Add shadow copy support to user home directories:

		   [homes]
		vfs objects = shadow_copy

CAVEATS
       This is not a backup, archival, or version control solution.

       With Samba or Windows servers, vfs_shadow_copy is designed to be	an
       end-user	tool only. It does not replace or enhance your backup and
       archival	solutions and should in	no way be considered as	such.
       Additionally, if	you need version control, implement a version control
       system.

VERSION
       This man	page is	part of	version	4.20.7 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 4.20.7			  04/14/2025		    VFS_SHADOW_COPY(8)

Want to link to this manual page? Use this URL:
<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vfs_shadow_copy&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+Ports+14.3.quarterly>

home | help