MKSNAP_FFS(8) BSD System Manager's Manual MKSNAP_FFS(8)NAME
mksnap_ffs — take a file system snapshot
SYNOPSIS
mksnap_ffs snapshot_name
DESCRIPTION
The mksnap_ffs utility creates a snapshot named snapshot_name.
The group ownership of the file is set to “operator”; the owner of the
file remains “root”. The mode of the snapshot is set to be readable by
the owner or members of the “operator” group.
EXAMPLES
Create a snapshot of /usr/home file system and mount the snapshot else‐
where:
mksnap_ffs /usr/home/snapshot
mdconfig -a -t vnode -o readonly -f /usr/home/snapshot
mount -o ro /dev/md0 /mnt/
SEE ALSOchmod(2), chown(8), mdconfig(8), mount(8)CAVEATS
The disk full situation is not handled gracefully and may lead to a sys‐
tem panic when no free blocks are found.
HISTORY
The mksnap_ffs utility first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0.
BSD May 29, 2009 BSD