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.\"    Manual: System Administration tools
.\"    Source: Samba 3.6
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.SH "NAME"
vfs_notify_fam \- FAM support for file change notifications
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\ 'u
vfs objects = notify_fam
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This VFS module is part of the
\fBsamba\fR(7)
suite\&.
.PP
The
vfs_notify_fam
module makes use of the system FAM (File Alteration Monitor) daemon to implement file change notifications for Windows clients\&. FAM is generally present only on IRIX and some BSD systems\&.
.PP
This module is not stackable\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Support FAM notifications globally:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
        \fI[global]\fR
	\fBvfs objects = notify_fam\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This man page is correct for version 3\&.0\&.25 of the Samba suite\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
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\&.