Doesn't samba offer an interface for anti virus tools? Could that interface be used for executing scripts or similar whe accessing/writing files?
Just a guess. Markus Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Peter Fortuin wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm working on a quota system here at school. I want to execute a >> script everytime a user writes on the samba fileserver. This script >> checks some quota stuff. >> >> My question is, is it possible that a script is executed everytime a >> user writes a file to the samba server and if it's possible, how? > > > I guess it would be rather hard to achieve this, as Samba doesn't offer > anything like that. > The closest you will find are postexec and preexec directives (a program > will be executed when the user connects/disconnects from a share). > > Anyway, something what you're talking about (executing a script on every > file write) could be a major bottleneck for the server. > Just imagine, how many files are in the average user profile... > > Is there some special reason you have to execute a script after every > file upload? > > > Why don't you just set up quota on your Samba server? The system will > take care of everything. > > Additionally, if you're using roaming profiles, you could use the Policy > Editor to limit user profiles (they will get a pop up warning when they > log out if the profile exceeds a value you set, and will be requested to > remove some file). > > -- Senior Executive - Systemadministration Direct Phone: + 49 / 234 9787-57 Direct Fax: +49 / 234 9787-77 Viisage Technology AG Universitaetsstrasse 160 44801 Bochum Germany http://www.viisage.com ---------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba