custom VFS module

[Alexander Bokovoy]

Hi!

On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 06:42:55PM +0000, jason rexilius wrote:
> Hello,
>  I am interested in interjecting a piece of logic into SMB file sharing 
> activity and believe that a VFS module would be the right way to go ( 
> maybe? ).  If that is the case then I have two questions (forgive me if 
> these are dumb, I have done some searching):
> 
> 1) Does there already exist a module that can exec a foreign executable 
> upon reads, writes, creates, deletes of a file? (i.e. if i wanted to have a 
> perl routine send an email everytime a user deleted a file, an example 
> ignore the obvious performance issues).
No, it doesn't exist. 

 
> 2) If not, and I needed to code my own, would I start with the "skel" 
> module?
Yes, you can start with skel module as example, -- and also look into
other sample VFS modules in source/modules/ subdirectory of SAMBA_3_0.

Also look into dev-doc's chapter on VFS development.

>  What I am actually trying to do is interject a simple versioning and 
> locking function into writes and deletes that is compatible with the 
> routines I have in a web based file manager I wrote.  The objective is 
> simple filesharing with locking and versioning accessible via web or 
> locally shared drives.
> 
>  If this does not exist and I start coding it I would probably create a VFS 
> module that could be configured to exec foreign objects so that others 
> could use it.  Does this sound reasonable?
Take care about security in this environment.

-- 
/ Alexander Bokovoy
---
The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming dragon.