# Netatalk Manual

- Introduction
- Installation
- Configuration
  - CNID Backends
  - Character Sets
  - Authentication
  - ACL Support
  - Directory Caching
  - Interoperability
  - Filesystem Change Events
  - Search
- AppleTalk
- Upgrading
- License
- Legal Notices

# Interoperability with Other Network File Systems

Netatalk and Samba can share the same volume and store Extended Attribute metadata in a mutually compatible format, enabling access via AFP or SMB.

> WARNING: The ea = samba and ea = sys (Netatalk default) metadata formats are not compatible, and there is currently no automated way to convert between them. If you have an existing Netatalk volume using the default settings and want to add Samba sharing, the recommended migration path is to copy files from one volume to another using an AFP client.

When sharing a volume with other processes (Samba, NFS, local applications), keep dircache validation freq at 1 (the default) so Netatalk detects external changes on every access. If Netatalk is the only process on the volume, you can set dircache validation freq = 100 for maximum performance.

## Netatalk configuration

Use ea = samba to store Extended Attributes in the Samba-compatible format.

    [Global]
        vol preset = my default values
        dircache validation freq = 1
        ea = samba

    [Homes]
        basedir regex = /home

    [Test Volume]
        path = /export/test1

    [My Time Machine Volume]
        path = /export/timemachine
        time machine = yes

## Samba configuration

The Samba catia, fruit, and streams_xattr VFS modules provide compatibility for Apple SMB clients and interoperability with Netatalk. Use hide files (not veto files) to hide Netatalk’s invisible files from Windows clients.

    [global]
        ea support = yes
        vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr

        fruit:encoding = native
        streams_xattr:prefix = user.
        streams_xattr:store_stream_type = no

        hide files = /.DS_Store/Network Trash Folder/TheFindByContentFolder/TheVolumeSettingsFolder/Temporary Items/.TemporaryItems/.VolumeIcon.icns/Icon?/.FBCIndex/.FBCLockFolder/

        read only = no

    [homes]

    [Test Volume]
        path = /export/test1

    [My Time Machine Volume]
        path = /export/timemachine