vfs_worm8
Disallows writes for older file
Usage
vfs objects
=
worm
Overview
This VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite.
The vfs_worm module controls the writability of files and folders depending on their change time and a adjustable grace period.
If the change time of a file or directory is older than the specified grace period, the write access will be denied, independent of further access controls (e.g. by the filesystem).
In the case that the grace period is not exceed, the worm module will not impact any access controls.
Options
worm:grace_period = SECONDS
Period in seconds which defines the time how long the write access should be handled by the normal access controls. After this grace period the file or directory becomes read only.
Examples
Deny the write access to files and folders, which are older than five minutes (300 seconds):
[wormshare] vfs objects = worm worm:grace_period = 300
Version
This man page is part of version 4.25.1 of the Samba suite.
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)
- Debian 10 (Buster)
- Debian 9 (Stretch)
- Debian 8 (Jessie)