Magic Scripts
Magic scripts are a method of running programs on Unix and redirecting the output back to the SMB client. These are essentially an experimental hack. However, some users and their programs still rely on these two options for their programs to function correctly. Magic scripts are not widely trusted, and their use is highly discouraged by the Samba Team.
Magic Script Options
Table 11-2 lists the options that deal with magic scripts on the Samba server.
Table 11-2. Magic script options
Option |
Parameters |
Function |
Default |
Scope |
---|---|---|---|---|
|
string (filename) |
File to be executed by Samba, as the logged-on user, when closed |
None |
Share |
|
string (filename) |
File to log output from the magic file |
scriptname.out |
Share |
magic script
If the magic
script
option is set to a filename and the client
creates a file by that name in that share, Samba will run the file as
soon as the user has opened and closed it. For example,
let’s assume that the following option was created
in the share [accounting]
:
[accounting] magic script = tally.sh
Samba continually monitors the files in that share. If one by the
name of tally.sh is closed (after being opened)
by a user, Samba will execute the contents of that file locally. The
file will be passed to the shell to execute; it must therefore be a
legal Unix shell script. This means that it must have newline
characters as line endings instead of Windows CRLFs. In addition, you
need to use the #!
directive at the beginning ...
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