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MKSNAP_FFS(8)		FreeBSD 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 ALSO
     chmod(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.

FreeBSD 7.2			 May 29, 2009			   FreeBSD 7.2
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