Document shadow_copy module.
authorJames Peach <jpeach@samba.org>
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:38:34 +0000 (18:38 +0000)
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:47:26 +0000 (08:47 -0500)
NOTE - the formatting is a bit wonky because itemized list emits a
trailing .RE the messes up the indentation of the ssubsequent paragraph.
Also, itemizedlist emits character entities (dot points?) that man
doesn't appear to understand (ie. it renders them as  &#8226;).

suggestions welcome on how to fix the above :)
(This used to be commit 54b8f9b9c2e0cdd98471b52e3ef07c5f85276068)

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<refentry id="smb-vfs-shadow_copy.8">
+
+<refmeta>
+       <refentrytitle>smb-vfs-shadow_copy</refentrytitle>
+       <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+</refmeta>
+
+
+<refnamediv>
+       <refname>shadow_copy</refname>
+       <refpurpose>Make a Samba share read only for a specified time period</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+       <cmdsynopsis>
+               <command>vfs objects = shadow_copy</command>
+       </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsect1>
+       <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+
+       <para>This module is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
+       <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
+
+       <para>The <command>shadow_copy</command> 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.
+       </para>
+
+       <para>This module is stackable.</para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+       <title>CONFIGURATION</title>
+
+       <para><command>shadow_copy</command> relies on a filesystem
+       snapshot implementation. Many common filesystems have native
+       support for this.
+       </para>
+
+       <para>Filesystem snapshots must be mounted on
+       specially named directories in order to be recognized by
+       <command>shadow_copy</command>. The snapshot mount points must
+       be immediate children of a the directory being shared.</para>
+
+       <para>The snapshot naming convention is @GMT-YYYY.MM.DD-hh.mm.ss,
+       where:
+               <itemizedlist>
+                       <listitem><para><command>YYYY</command> is the 4 digit year</para></listitem>
+                       <listitem><para><command>MM</command> is the 2 digit month</para></listitem>
+                       <listitem><para><command>DD</command> is the 2 digit day</para></listitem>
+                       <listitem><para><command>hh</command> is the 2 digit hour</para></listitem>
+                       <listitem><para><command>mm</command> is the 2 digit minute</para></listitem>
+                       <listitem><para><command>ss</command> is the 2 digit second.</para></listitem>
+               </itemizedlist>
+       </para>
+
+               <para>The <command>shadow_copy</command> snapshot naming convention can be produced with the following 
+       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>date</refentrytitle>
+       <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> command:
+       <programlisting>
+       TZ=GMT date +@GMT-%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S
+       </programlisting></para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+       <title>EXAMPLES</title>
+
+       <para>Add shadow copy support to user home directories:</para>
+<programlisting>
+        <smbconfsection name="[homes]"/>
+       <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">shadow_copy</smbconfoption>
+</programlisting>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+       <title>CAVEATS</title>
+
+       <para>This is not a backup, archival, or version control solution.
+       </para>
+
+       <para>With Samba or Windows servers,
+       <command>shadow_copy</command> 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.</para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+
+
+<refsect1>
+       <title>VERSION</title>
+
+       <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0.25 of the Samba suite.
+       </para>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+       <title>AUTHOR</title>
+
+       <para>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.</para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+</refentry>