VFS_WORM(8)

💖 VFS_WORM — the vfs_worm page, section 8 (sysadmin tools, bestie) 💖

okay so real talk, you opened VFS_WORM(8) from the System Administration tools shelf, and I'm about to make it make sense. no cap.

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✨ NAME ✨

vfs_worm — disallows writes for older file 🐛✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

vfs objects = worm

that's the whole vibe. one line. iconic.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite. she's a member of the family, periodt.

The vfs_worm module controls the writability of files and folders depending on their change time and a adjustable grace period.

If the change time of a file or directory is older than the specified grace period, the write access will be denied, independent of further access controls (e.g. by the filesystem). that's not a suggestion bestie, that's a denied. the filesystem's own access controls don't get a vote here.

In the case that the grace period is not exceed, the worm module will not impact any access controls. so while you're still in the grace window? she minds her business. 💅

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• worm:grace_period = SECONDS — Period in seconds which defines the time how long the write access should be handled by the normal access controls. After this grace period the file or directory becomes read only. so like: clock starts ticking, everything's normal, and then boom — frozen. no more edits. 🧊

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⭐ EXAMPLES ⭐

Deny the write access to files and folders, which are older than five minutes (300 seconds):

         [wormshare]
         vfs objects = worm
         worm:grace_period = 300

five minutes of freedom, then the door locks. she ate. 🔥

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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.

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fr fr the one thing to remember: after the grace period, it's read only, and nothing else gets to overrule that. not the filesystem, not your feelings. 🙈

okay that's the whole page, and here's the cute sign-off: this was Samba 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1, dated 09/13/2026, straight from the VFS_WORM(8) corner of the internet. go configure something, bestie 🫶💖