Vfs acl xattr explained

vfs_acl_xattr[1] is an experimental VFS-module[2] of Samba.

It stores NTFS Access-Control List (ACLs) in Extended Attributes (EAs), inaddition[3] to storing them in Unix ACLs. This improves compatibility with Windows ACLs, because it allows to store all flags that can be used in Windows ACLs.[4]

References

  1. Web site: manpage of vfs_acl_xattr.
  2. Web site: Samba Howto Chapter 23. Stackable VFS modules.
  3. Web site: lists.samba.org/msg102939.html.
  4. Web site: kexugit . 2019-10-11 . Manage Access to Windows Objects with ACLs and the .NET Framework . 2024-01-12 . learn.microsoft.com . en-us.

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