NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     mksnap_ffs -- take a file system snapshot

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     mksnap_ffs mountpoint snapshot_name

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The mksnap_ffs utility creates a snapshot named snapshot_name on the file
     system mounted at mountpoint.  The snapshot_name argument must be contained
 within the file system mounted at mountpoint.

     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.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     chmod(2), chown(8), mount(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The mksnap_ffs utility first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0.


FreeBSD 5.2.1		       January 19, 2003 		 FreeBSD 5.2.1