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 version 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 4.16.4-Ubuntu 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.