VFS_STREAMS_DEPOT(8)

💖 VFS_STREAMS_DEPOT 💖

okay bestie, we're looking at vfs_streams_depot(8) — a System Administration tool, and it's giving experimental in the best way. Sit down, hydrate, let's go 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

vfs_streams_depot — an EXPERIMENTAL module that stores alternate data streams in a central directory. yes babes, the whole personality is "central directory" 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

vfs objects = streams_depot

that's it. that's the whole summoning spell. short. iconic. no notes. 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this <rainbow>EXPERIMENTAL</rainbow> VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite, fr fr. She's a team player.

The vfs_streams_depot module enables the storing of NTFS alternate data streams in the file system. Here's the tea tho: a normal posix file system literally does not support the concept of multiple data streams per file 😭 so the streams_depot module does the clever thing — it stores the data in files inside a separate directory instead. problem solved, main character energy, we move ✨

heads up bestie: the page says EXPERIMENTAL and it MEANS it. treat accordingly 🙈

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• streams_depot:directory = PATH — the path of the directory where the alternate data streams should be stored. defaults to sharepath/.streams. yes, the default is lowkey hidden in a dot-directory, that's just how she lives 🌈
• streams_depot:delete_lost = [ yes | no ] — okay so in the case of an already existing data streams directory for a newly created file, the streams directory will be renamed to "lost-%lu", random(). (not me, that's literally what it does 😭) with this option, lost stream directories will be removed instead of renamed. your two choices:
  • no (default) — rename lost streams to "lost-%lu", random().
  • yes — remove lost streams.

pick your fighter. default is no so by default nothing gets deleted, everything just gets a sad lil random name 🥺

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🌟 EXAMPLES 🌟

[share]
vfs objects = streams_depot

put it in your share, that's the vibe. slay. 💅

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👑 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. legends only, no cap 🫡

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

vfs_streams_depot is your girly here — and remember she's part of the samba(7) suite, bestie 💖

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and that's the whole page, we ate and left no crumbs 🍓 this was the VFS_STREAMS_DEPOT(8) page from Samba 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfs, dated 09/13/2026 — mwah, go forth and stream responsibly 🧚✨