vfs_acl_xattr[1] is an experimental VFS-module[2] of Samba.

It stores NTFS Access-Control List (ACLs) in Extended Attributes (EAs), in addition[3] to storing them in Unix ACLs. This improves compatibility with Windows ACLs, because it allows to store all flags that can be used in Windows ACLs.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "manpage of vfs_acl_xattr".
  2. ^ "Samba Howto Chapter 23. Stackable VFS modules".
  3. ^ "lists.samba.org/msg102939.html".
  4. ^ kexugit (2019-10-11). "Manage Access to Windows Objects with ACLs and the .NET Framework". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.