sambashadowcopy

Thevfs_shadow_copy2VFSmoduleoffersafunctionalitysimilartoMicrosoftShadowCopyservices.Whensetupproperly,thismoduleallowsMicrosoftShadowCopyclientstobrowsethroughfilesystemsnapshotsas"shadowcopies"onSambashares.,Notethatshadow:snapdirseverywheredependsonshadow:snapdirandneedsittobearelativepath.Settinganabsolutesnapdirpathdisablesshadow:snapdirseverywhere.,ProvidesinformationonSMBshare...

vfs_shadow_copy2

The vfs_shadow_copy2 VFS module offers a functionality similar to Microsoft Shadow Copy services. When set up properly, this module allows Microsoft Shadow Copy clients to browse through file system snapshots as "shadow copies" on Samba shares.

Ubuntu Manpage: vfs_shadow_copy2

Note that shadow:snapdirseverywhere depends on shadow:snapdir and needs it to be a relative path. Setting an absolute snapdir path disables shadow:snapdirseverywhere.

Using SMB Shadow Copy

Provides information on SMB share shadow copies, enabling shadow copies, and resolving an issue with Microsoft Windows 10 v2004 release.

Samba Shadow Copy Howto - Waikato Linux Users Group

The only source of documentation on setting up Samba to provide shadow copies to Microsoft clients is the Stackable VFS modules section of the Samba HOWTO. This document will give you a good idea of how to set this all up.

vfs_shadow_copy (8) — samba

The vfs_shadow_copy VFS module functionality that is similar to Microsoft Shadow Copy services. When setup properly, this module allows Microsoft Shadow Copy clients to browse "shadow copies" on Samba shares.