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NAME
vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer - log Samba VFS read and write operations through a socket to a helper application
SYNOPSIS
vfs objects = smb_traffic_analyzer
DESCRIPTION
This VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite.
The vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer VFS module logs client write and read operations on a Samba server and sends this data over a socket to a
helper program, which feeds a SQL database. More information on the helper programs can be obtained from the homepage of the project at:
http://holger123.wordpress.com/smb-traffic-analyzer/
vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer currently is aware of the following VFS operations:
write
pwrite
read
pread
vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer sends the following data in a fixed format seperated by a comma through either an internet or a unix domain
socket:
BYTES|USER|DOMAIN|READ/WRITE|SHARE|FILENAME|TIMESTAMP
Description of the records:
o BYTES - the length in bytes of the VFS operation
o USER - the user who initiated the operation
o DOMAIN - the domain of the user
o READ/WRITE - either "W" for a write operation or "R" for read
o SHARE - the name of the share on which the VFS operation occured
o FILENAME - the name of the file that was used by the VFS operation
o TIMESTAMP - a timestamp, formatted as "yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss.ms" indicating when the VFS operation occured
This module is stackable.
OPTIONS
smb_traffic_analyzer:mode = STRING
If STRING matches to "unix_domain_socket", the module will use a unix domain socket located at /var/tmp/stadsocket, if STRING contains
an different string or is not defined, the module will use an internet domain socket for data transfer.
smb_traffic_analyzer:host = STRING
The module will send the data to the system named with the hostname STRING.
smb_traffic_analyzer:port = STRING
The module will send the data using the TCP port given in STRING.
smb_traffic_analyzer:anonymize_prefix = STRING
The module will replace the user names with a prefix given by STRING and a simple hash number.
smb_traffic_analyzer:total_anonymization = STRING
If STRING matches to 'yes', the module will replace any user name with the string given by the option
smb_traffic_analyzer:anonymize_prefix, without generating an additional hash number. This means that any transfer data will be mapped
to a single user, leading to a total anonymization of user related data.
EXAMPLES
The module running on share "example_share", using a unix domain socket
[example_share]
path = /data/example
vfs objects = smb_traffic_analyzer
smb_traffic_analyzer:mode = unix_domain_socket
The module running on share "example_share", using an internet socket, connecting to host "examplehost" on port 3491.
[example_share]
path = /data/example
vfs objects = smb_traffic_analyzer
smb_traffic_analyzer:host = examplehost
smb_traffic_analyzer:port = 3491
The module running on share "example_share", using an internet socket, connecting to host "examplehost" on port 3491, anonymizing user
names with the prefix "User".
[example_share]
path = /data/example
vfs objects = smb_traffic_analyzer
smb_traffic_analyzer:host = examplehost
smb_traffic_analyzer:port = 3491
smb_traffic_analyzer:anonymize_prefix = User
VERSION
This man page is correct for version 3.3 of the Samba suite.
AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open
Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
The original version of the VFS module and the helper tools were created by Holger Hetterich.
Samba 3.5 06/18/2010 SMB_TRAFFIC_ANALYZER(8)