1
<samba:parameter name="magic script"
4
xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
6
<para>This parameter specifies the name of a file which,
7
if opened, will be executed by the server when the file is closed.
8
This allows a UNIX script to be sent to the Samba host and
9
executed on behalf of the connected user.</para>
11
<para>Scripts executed in this way will be deleted upon
12
completion assuming that the user has the appropriate level
13
of privilege and the file permissions allow the deletion.</para>
15
<para>If the script generates output, output will be sent to
16
the file specified by the <smbconfoption name="magic output"/>
17
parameter (see above).</para>
19
<para>Note that some shells are unable to interpret scripts
20
containing CR/LF instead of CR as
21
the end-of-line marker. Magic scripts must be executable
22
<emphasis>as is</emphasis> on the host, which for some hosts and
23
some shells will require filtering at the DOS end.</para>
25
<para>Magic scripts are <emphasis>EXPERIMENTAL</emphasis> and
26
should <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be relied upon.</para>
28
<value type="default"></value>
29
<value type="example">user.csh</value>