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FSIRAND(8)              NetBSD System Manager's Manual              FSIRAND(8)


NAME

     fsirand - install random inode generation numbers in a filesystem


SYNOPSIS

     fsirand [-F] [-p] [-x constant] special


DESCRIPTION

     fsirand writes random inode generation numbers for all the inodes on de-
     vice special.  These random numbers make the NFS filehandles less pre-
     dictable, increasing security of exported filesystems.

     fsirand should be run on a clean and unmounted filesystem.

     The options are as follows:

     -F      Indicates that special is a file system image, rather than a de-
             vice name.  special will be accessed `as-is', without requiring
             that it is a raw character device and without attempting to read
             a disklabel.

     -p      Print the current inode generation numbers; the filesystem is not
             modified.

     -x constant
             Exclusive-or the given constant with the random number used in
             the generation process.

     fsirand exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.

     If fsirand receives a SIGINFO signal, statistics on the amount of work
     completed and estimated completion time (in minutes:seconds) will be
     written to the standard error output.


SEE ALSO

     fsck_ffs(8), newfs(8)


SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

     The current implementation does not use a good random number generator,
     so the randomization can be predicted.

NetBSD 1.6.1                   November 16, 2001                             1