2 .\" This file may be copied under the terms of the GNU Public License.
4 .TH E2MMPSTATUS 8 "@E2FSPROGS_MONTH@ @E2FSPROGS_YEAR@" "E2fsprogs version @E2FSPROGS_VERSION@"
6 e2mmpstatus \- Check MMP status of an ext4 filesystem
8 .BR e2mmpstatus " [" \-i ]
13 prints out the MMP information rather than check it.
16 is used to check Multiple-Mount Protection (MMP) status of an ext4
19 feature enabled. The specified
21 can be a device name (e.g.
22 .IR /dev/hdc1 ", " /dev/sdb2 ),
23 or an ext4 filesystem label or UUID, for example
24 .B UUID=8868abf6-88c5-4a83-98b8-bfc24057f7bd
29 program checks whether it is safe to mount the filesystem without taking
30 the risk of mounting it more than once.
32 MMP (multiple-mount protection) is a feature that adds protection against
33 the filesystem being modified simultaneously by more than one node.
34 It is NOT safe to mount a filesystem when one of the following conditions
37 1. e2fsck is running on the filesystem.
39 2. the filesystem is in use by another node.
41 3. The MMP block is corrupted or cannot be read for some reason.
45 program might wait for some time to see whether the MMP block is being
46 updated by any node during this period. The time taken depends on how
47 frequently the MMP block is being written by the other node.
49 The exit code returned by
51 is 0 when it is safe to mount the filesystem, 1 when the MMP block shows
52 the filesystem is in use on another node and it is NOT safe to mount
53 the filesystem, and 2 if some other failure occurred that prevents the
54 check from properly detecting the current MMP status.