samba-mirror/docs-xml/manpages-3/vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer.8.xml

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<refmeta>
	<refentrytitle>smb_traffic_analyzer</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
	<refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="version">3.3</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>


<refnamediv>
	<refname>vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer</refname>
	<refpurpose>log Samba VFS read and write operations through a socket
	to a helper application</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
	<cmdsynopsis>
		<command>vfs objects = smb_traffic_analyzer</command>
	</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>
	<title>DESCRIPTION</title>

	<para>This VFS module is part of the
	<citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>

	<para>The <command>vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer</command> VFS module logs
	client write and read operations on a Samba server and sends this data
	over a socket to a helper program, which feeds a SQL database. More
	information on the helper programs can be obtained from the
	homepage of the project at:
	http://holger123.wordpress.com/smb-traffic-analyzer/
	</para>
	<para><command>vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer</command> currently is aware
	of the following VFS operations:</para>

	<simplelist>
        <member>write</member>
        <member>pwrite</member>
	<member>read</member>
	<member>pread</member>
	</simplelist>

	<para><command>vfs_smb_traffic_analyzer</command> sends the following data
	in a fixed format seperated by a comma through either an internet or a
	unix domain socket:</para>
	<programlisting>
	BYTES|USER|DOMAIN|READ/WRITE|SHARE|FILENAME|TIMESTAMP
	</programlisting>

	<para>Description of the records:

	<itemizedlist>
	<listitem><para><command>BYTES</command> - the length in bytes of the VFS operation</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><command>USER</command> - the user who initiated the operation</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><command>DOMAIN</command> - the domain of the user</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><command>READ/WRITE</command> - either "W" for a write operation or "R" for read</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><command>SHARE</command> - the name of the share on which the VFS operation occured</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><command>FILENAME</command> - the name of the file that was used by the VFS operation</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><command>TIMESTAMP</command> - a timestamp, formatted as "yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss.ms" indicating when the VFS operation occured</para></listitem>
	</itemizedlist>

	</para>

	<para>This module is stackable.</para>

</refsect1>


<refsect1>
	<title>OPTIONS</title>

	<variablelist>

		<varlistentry>
                <term>smb_traffic_analyzer:mode = STRING</term>
                <listitem>
                <para>If STRING matches to "unix_domain_socket", the module will
		use a unix domain socket located at /var/tmp/stadsocket, if
		STRING contains an different string or is not defined, the module will
		use an internet domain socket for data transfer.</para>

                </listitem>
                </varlistentry>


		<varlistentry>
		<term>smb_traffic_analyzer:host = STRING</term>
		<listitem>
		<para>The module will send the data to the system named with
		the hostname STRING.</para>

		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>smb_traffic_analyzer:port = STRING</term>
		<listitem>
		<para>The module will send the data using the TCP port given
		in STRING.
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		<varlistentry>
		<term>smb_traffic_analyzer:anonymize_prefix = STRING</term>
		<listitem>
		<para>The module will replace the user names with a prefix
		given by STRING and a simple hash number.
		</para>

		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>


	</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>EXAMPLES</title>

	<para>The module running on share "example_share", using a unix domain socket</para>
	<programlisting>
	<smbconfsection name="[example_share]"/>
	<smbconfoption name="path">/data/example</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="vfs objects">smb_traffic_analyzer</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="smb_traffic_analyzer:mode">unix_domain_socket</smbconfoption>
	</programlisting>

	<para>The module running on share "example_share", using an internet socket,
	connecting to host "examplehost" on port 3491.</para>
	<programlisting>
	<smbconfsection name="[example_share]"/>
	<smbconfoption name="path">/data/example</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="vfs objects">smb_traffic_analyzer</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="smb_traffic_analyzer:host">examplehost</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="smb_traffic_analyzer:port">3491</smbconfoption>
	</programlisting>

	<para>The module running on share "example_share", using an internet socket,
	connecting to host "examplehost" on port 3491, anonymizing user names with
	the prefix "User".</para>
	<programlisting>
	<smbconfsection name="[example_share]"/>
	<smbconfoption name="path">/data/example</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="vfs objects">smb_traffic_analyzer</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="smb_traffic_analyzer:host">examplehost</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="smb_traffic_analyzer:port">3491</smbconfoption>
	<smbconfoption name="smb_traffic_analyzer:anonymize_prefix">User</smbconfoption>
	</programlisting>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>VERSION</title>
	<para>This man page is correct for version 3.3 of the Samba suite.
	</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>AUTHOR</title>

	<para>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.</para>

	<para>The original version of the VFS module and the
	helper tools were created by Holger Hetterich.</para>
</refsect1>

</refentry>