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30.Dd November 16, 2001
31.Dt FSIRAND 8
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm fsirand
35.Nd install random inode generation numbers in a filesystem
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Nm
38.Op Fl F
39.Op Fl p
40.Op Fl x Ar constant
41.Ar special
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43.Nm
44writes random inode generation numbers for all the inodes on device
45.Ar special .
46These random numbers make the NFS filehandles less predictable, increasing
47security of exported filesystems.
48.Pp
49.Nm
50should be run on a clean and unmounted filesystem.
51.Pp
52The options are as follows:
53.Bl -tag -width indent
54.It Fl F
55Indicates that
56.Ar special
57is a file system image, rather than a device name.
58.Ar special
59will be accessed
60.Sq as-is ,
61without requiring that it is a raw character device and without
62attempting to read a disklabel.
63.It Fl p
64Print the current inode generation numbers; the filesystem is not modified.
65.It Fl x Ar constant
66Exclusive-or the given constant with the random number used in the generation
67process.
68.El
69.Pp
70.Nm
71exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.
72.Pp
73If
74.Nm
75receives a
76.Dv SIGINFO
77signal, statistics on the amount of work completed and estimated
78completion time (in minutes:seconds) will be written to the standard
79error output.
80.Sh SEE ALSO
81.Xr fsck_ffs 8 ,
82.Xr newfs 8
83