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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
     device 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
             device 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)


HISTORY

     A fsirand utility appeared in NetBSD 1.3.


AUTHORS

     Christos Zoulas <christos@NetBSD.org>.

NetBSD 8.0                    September 11, 2016                    NetBSD 8.0