From dfb402e4a1d809e07f156c8050f079500018ba6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Tridgell Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:52:08 +0000 Subject: r4269: expanded the note about what you need on linux for xattr support (This used to be commit 57394f44e9fa2070a6cb9ce2fb31431ffae45cb9) --- howto.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/howto.txt b/howto.txt index 58c2486a9e..db585f6958 100644 --- a/howto.txt +++ b/howto.txt @@ -109,10 +109,23 @@ try these commands: or ./script/tests/test_posix.sh //localhost/test administrator SOMEPASSWORD -Note that to pass all the tests you would need to be using a -filesystem with user_xattr support. On many Linux systems with an ext3 -filesystem this means mounting with the "-o user_xattr" -option. Consult your filesystem and kernel docs for more details. + +NOTE about filesystem support +----------------------------- + +To use the advanced features of Samba4 you need a filesystem that +supports both the "user" and "system" xattr namespaces. + +If you run Linux with a 2.6 kernel and ext3 this means you need to +include the option "user_xattr" in your /etc/fstab. For example: + +/dev/hda3 /home ext3 user_xattr 1 1 + +You also need to compile your kernel with the XATTR and SECURITY +options for your filesystem. For ext3 that means you need: + + CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y + CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y If you don't have a filesystem with xattr support, then you can simulate it by using the option: -- cgit