History log of /freebsd-10.0-release/usr.sbin/extattrctl/extattrctl.8
Revision Date Author Comments
(<<< Hide modified files)
(Show modified files >>>)
# 259065 07-Dec-2013 gjb

- Copy stable/10 (r259064) to releng/10.0 as part of the
10.0-RELEASE cycle.
- Update __FreeBSD_version [1]
- Set branch name to -RC1

[1] 10.0-CURRENT __FreeBSD_version value ended at '55', so
start releng/10.0 at '100' so the branch is started with
a value ending in zero.

Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation

# 256281 10-Oct-2013 gjb

Copy head (r256279) to stable/10 as part of the 10.0-RELEASE cycle.

Approved by: re (implicit)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation


# 141580 09-Feb-2005 ru

Fixed the misplaced $FreeBSD$.


# 115002 14-May-2003 rwatson

When giving examples of how to use extattrctl(8) to configure UFS1
attributes, use the current convention for attribute directory names
so that UFS_EXTATTR_AUTOSTART will work with them.

Approved by: re (scottl)


# 99968 14-Jul-2002 charnier

The .Nm utility


# 98905 27-Jun-2002 chris

Cross-reference with ffs(7).

Sponsored by: DARPA, NAI Labs


# 98602 21-Jun-2002 rwatson

Make it clear that this applies only to UFS1 file systems, as UFS2 will
have native extended attributes rather than stacked extended attributes.
While I'm at it, make sure UFS_EXTATTR is not spelt FFS_EXTATTR.

Sponsored by: DARPA, NAI Labs
Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project


# 88740 31-Dec-2001 rwatson

o Add a 'showattr' function the extattrctl, allowing a backing file to
be inspected to show the maximum attribute size and file.


# 86429 15-Nov-2001 rwatson

o Update copyright dates, comments...

Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project


# 79454 09-Jul-2001 dd

mdoc(7) police: remove extraneous .Pp before and/or after .Sh.


# 74441 19-Mar-2001 rwatson

o Rename "namespace" argument to "attrnamespace" as namespace is a C++
reserved word.

Submitted by: jkh
Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project


# 74350 16-Mar-2001 ru

mdoc(7) police: -mdoc still has a nine-arguments limitation.


# 74275 15-Mar-2001 rwatson

o Update extattrctl to take into account the updated EA interface with
explicit namespaces. Modify it to use libutil for string/constant
namespace conversions. Update the documentation to take into account
the new interface.

Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project


# 71898 01-Feb-2001 ru

mdoc(7) police: split punctuation characters + misc fixes.


# 70403 27-Dec-2000 ru

Prepare for mdoc(7)NG.


# 68965 20-Nov-2000 ru

mdoc(7) police: use the new features of the Nm macro.


# 65777 12-Sep-2000 rwatson

o What a good idea, ``-o'' should be a ``-f'' like in every other
utility that is cautious but sometimes you want to be less
cautious. Go figure.

Submitted by: sheldonh


# 65767 12-Sep-2000 rwatson

o Add a ``-o'' argument to initattr, which causes extattrctl to overwrite
the existing attribute file rather than aborting with an error.
o Useful if you want to reset the state of attributes on the system without
allocating different disk blocks through deletion and recreation,
for example, if you're doing benchmarks of extended attribute code. :-)

Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project


# 65434 04-Sep-2000 sheldonh

Whitespace-only: remove the only hard sentence break in the file.


# 65377 02-Sep-2000 rwatson

Modify extended attribute protection model to authorize based on
attribute namespace and DAC protection on file:
- Attribute names beginning with '$' are in the system namespace
- The attribute name "$" is reserved
- System namespace attributes may only be read/set by suser()
or by kernel (cred == NULL)
- Other attribute names are in the application namespace
- The attribute name "" is reserved
- Application namespace attributes are protected in the manner
of the target file permission

o Kernel changes
- Add ufs_extattr_valid_attrname() to check whether the requested
attribute "set" or "enable" is appropriate (i.e., non-reserved)
- Modify ufs_extattr_credcheck() to accept target file vnode, not
to take inode uid
- Modify ufs_extattr_credcheck() to check namespace, then enforce
either kernel/suser for system namespace, or vaccess() for
application namespace
o EA backing file format changes
- Remove permission fields from extended attribute backing file
header
- Bump extended attribute backing file header version to 3
o Update extattrctl.c and extattrctl.8
- Remove now deprecated -r and -w arguments to initattr, as
permissions are now implicit
- (unrelated) fix error reporting and unlinking during failed
initattr to remove duplicate/inaccurate error messages, and to
only unlink if the failure wasn't in the backing file open()

Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project


# 63019 12-Jul-2000 rwatson

o Other half of Sheldon's patch to fix initattr arguments, mistakenly
forgotten due to minimal sleep. Thanks!

Submitted by: sheldonh


# 63018 12-Jul-2000 rwatson

o update extattrctl man page to reflect obligatory arguments to initattr
-r and -w arguments

Submitted by: sheldonh


# 60326 10-May-2000 sheldonh

Minor mdoc markup fixes.

Reviewed by: maintainer


# 59446 20-Apr-2000 rwatson

o Update extattrctl.8 to reflect new initattr -p, -r, and -w options.
o Update extattrctl.c to default new attributes to readable and writable
only by the kernel and root user. Previously the default was to allow
the file owner to directory view and manipulate the attributes, which
is probably an inappropriate default.


# 59269 15-Apr-2000 chris

Change "FreeBSD 5.0" to ".Fx 5.0"


# 59247 15-Apr-2000 rwatson

Introduced /usr/sbin/extattrctl, a utility for managing UFS/FFS extended
attributes (recently committed). Using extattrctl, the extended attribute
service may be started and stopped for specific file systems; specific
attributes may be enabled or disabled, and the backing file for each
attribute configured. Also, backing files may be initialized.

Reviewed by: adrian, bp, freebsd-fs, the unthanked masses
Obtained from: TrustedBSD