MKFS.S3QL(1)

NAME
mkfs.s3ql - Create an S3QL file system

SYNOPSIS

mkfs.s3ql [options] <storage url>

DESCRIPTION

S3QL is a file system for online data storage. Before using S3QL, make sure to consult the full documentation (rather than just the man pages which only briefly document the available userspace commands).

The mkfs.s3ql command creates a new file system in the location specified by storage url. The storage url depends on the backend that is used. The S3QL User's Guide should be consulted for a description of the available backends.

Unless you have specified the --plain option, mkfs.s3ql will ask you to enter an encryption password. This password will not be read from an authentication file specified with the --authfile option to prevent accidental creation of an encrypted file system.

OPTIONS

The mkfs.s3ql command accepts the following options.

--cachedir <path>
    Store cached data in this directory (default: ~/.s3ql)

--log <target>
    Destination for log messages. Specify none for standard output or syslog for the system logging daemon. Anything else will be interpreted as a file name. Log files will be rotated when they reach 1 MiB, and at most 5 old log files will be kept. Default: None

--debug-modules <modules>
    Activate debugging output from specified modules (use commas to separate multiple modules). Debug messages will be written to the target specified by the --log option.

--debug
    Activate debugging output from all S3QL modules. Debug messages will be written to the target specified by the --log option.

--quiet
    be really quiet

--backend-options <options>
    Backend specific options (separate by commas). See backend documentation for available options.

--version
    just print program version and exit

--authfile <path>
    Read authentication credentials from this file (default: ~/.s3ql/authinfo2)

-L <name>
    Filesystem label

--max-obj-size <size>
    Maximum size of storage objects in KiB. Files bigger than this will be spread over multiple objects in the storage backend. Default: 10240 KiB.

--plain
    Create unencrypted file system.

EXIT CODES

mkfs.s3ql may terminate with the following exit codes:

0   Everything went well.

1   An unexpected error occured. This may indicate a bug in the program.

2   Invalid command line argument or configuration file key.

3   Invalid backend option.

11  No such backend.

12  Authentication file has insecure permissions.

13  Unable to parse proxy settings.

14  Invalid credentials (Authentication failed).

15  No permission to access backend (Authorization denied).

16  Invalid storage URL, specified location does not exist in backend.

19  Unable to connect to backend, can't resolve hostname.

45  Unable to access cache directory.

SEE ALSO

The S3QL homepage is at https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql/.

The full S3QL documentation should also be installed somewhere on your system, common locations are /usr/share/doc/s3ql or /usr/local/doc/s3ql.

COPYRIGHT
© 2008 Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org>