VFS_UNITYED_MEDIA(8)

💖 vfs_unityed_media 💖

okay bestie, welcome to a page from the System Administration tools section of the vfs_unityed_media manual (that's section 8, iykyk). it's giving very niche, very powerful, let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

vfs_unityed_media — allow multiple Avid clients to share a network drive 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

vfs objects = unityed_media

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite, bestie.

Unityed Media is lowkey related to Media Harmony VFS, and the main difference between the two is that Unityed Media doesn't need manual refreshing of media directories. like, none. zero. not me having to go poke the directories every time 😭

Unityed Media handles your media files in a similar way to the way Unity, ISIS, EditShare or another dedicated solution does. without client-side application, and on hardware of your choice. iconic behaviour, honestly 👑

This module is stackable, so you can pile it up with your other faves. periodt.

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🎀 CONFIGURATION 🎀

If Mac and Windows Avid clients will be accessing the same folder, they should be given separate share definitions, with the hidden Mac files vetoed on the Windows share. See EXAMPLES below for the whole vibe. 🫶

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• unityed_media:clientid = user | hostname | ip — controls which client-related identifier gets appended to user specific paths, so pick your fighter:
  • user (default) — use the username. classic, reliable. 🌟
  • hostname — use the hostname. note: this will not work with OS X clients, because these always send a generic string ("workstation") to the server. so like, sad but true 🙈
  • ip — use the client's IP address. NOTE: this is untested and may not work at all. 💀 giving experimental, proceed with caution.

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🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

Enable unityed_media for Mac and Windows clients:

       [avid_mac]
    path = /avid
    vfs objects = unityed_media
       [avid_win]
    path = /avid
    vfs objects = unityed_media
    veto files = /.DS_Store/._@/.Trash@/.Spotlight@/.hidden/.hotfiles@/.vol/
    delete veto files = yes

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💜 VERSION 💜

This man page is part of version 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1 of the Samba suite. 📌

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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, fr fr. 🫶

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so that's the whole page, bestie 🎀 this one's from Samba 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfs, dated 09/13/2026, filed under VFS_UNITYED_MEDIA(8) — go share those media files, you ate 💖✨🌸