From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Theodore Ts'o Subject: Re: [PATCH] mke2fs: prompt for user verification for "-S" Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:38:18 -0400 Message-ID: <20150620013818.GC29480@thunk.org> References: <1432334588-18387-1-git-send-email-adilger@dilger.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org To: Andreas Dilger Return-path: Received: from imap.thunk.org ([74.207.234.97]:46034 "EHLO imap.thunk.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752394AbbFTBiT (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:38:19 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1432334588-18387-1-git-send-email-adilger@dilger.ca> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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 Applied, thanks. - Ted -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in