VFS_XATTR_TDB(8)

💖 VFS_XATTR_TDB 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the manual page for vfs_xattr_tdb — it lives in section 8 of the manuals, under System Administration tools, and it's genuinely one of those little modules that just ✨works✨. no cap.

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✨ NAME ✨

vfs_xattr_tdb — Save Extended Attributes (EAs) in a tdb file 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

vfs objects = xattr_tdb

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

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so first thing, this VFS module is part of the samba(7) suite 💜 — so it rolls with the whole squad.

Here's the tea: the vfs_xattr_tdb VFS module stores Extended Attributes (EAs) in a tdb file. Which means — and this is the part that ATE — you can use Extended Attributes on OSes and filesystems that don't support Extended Attributes by themselves. literally giving them main character energy they were never born with 😭💅

And yes, this module is stackable, so you can pile it up with your other faves. no drama, no beef. 🫶

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• xattr_tdb:file = PATH — this is where you tell it the name of the tdb file that the EAs get stored in. and if you don't set this option at all? that's fine bestie, it just defaults to the filename xattr.tdb. periodt. ⭐

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell — yes, that Andrew Tridgell, the blueprint, the origin story 🌈.

Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project, similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed. fr fr, same energy, whole community holding it down 💖

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k that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and xattr responsibly 🧚💜

This was Samba 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfs, dated 09/13/2026. mwah, love u, bye 👋🍓