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Message-ID: <20150620013818.GC29480@thunk.org> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:38:18 -0400 From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu> To: Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca> Cc: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] mke2fs: prompt for user verification for "-S" On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 04:43:08PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote: > Prompt for user verification before rewriting the filesystem > superblocks using the "-S" (super-only) option. This should > not normally be used at all, so adding the extra verification > will probably save a few user filesystems in the future. Since > this is something that should only be done in rare cases under > user supervision, wait for user input rather than proceeding > automatically after a timeout. > > Update the mke2fs man page to more fully explain the many > dangers of this option. > > Signed-off-by: Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca> Applied, thanks. - Ted -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in
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