On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Harry Putnam wrote:
zfs uses `create' to make directories inside a zpool. Or so it seems
from the demos.
If it helps with understanding, these are complete filesystems (like
an NTFS volume) rather than just directories (part of some other
filesystem).
When comparing zfs with a tree, the pool is the trunk of the tree
while the filesystems are the main branches where they join with the
trunk. The twigs are directories, and the files are like leaves.
What about other actions like (mv)move (cp)copy (mv)rename (rm)delete
etc etc.
Those work within filesystems.
The `rename' in man zfs appear to be about something more than files
and directories.
It works for filesystems, volumes, and snapshots. So it looks like
this should work for you
zfs rename oldname newname
The oldname and newname need to be in the same pool.
But it turns out I was sloppy in the naming from the windows side.
Instead of /zbk/hosts/mob1/022009-full.tib
I got /zbk/hosts/mob1022009-full.tib
I'd left out one `/' so now I need to create the directory mob1
and rename mob1022009-full.tib to
/zbk/hosts/mob1/022009-full.tib
Try
zfs rename zbk/hosts/mob1022009-full.tib zbk/hosts/mob1/022009-full.tib
Maybe that will work (assuming that these are zfs filesystems and not
ordinary files or directories).
I am not quite sure what you have done. Do
zfs list -r poolname
to list all of the zfs filesystems in the pool.
Will allowing my user from other OS's to create directories and name
files cause me any grief.
Your windows user won't be able to create zfs filesystems. They will
be able to create directories and files in filesystems. Otherwise
things should be fine.
I guess what I'm asking is: Does a zfs user do common file system
chores with standard unix tools inside a zpool?
Other than when dealing with the top zfs pools, and zfs filesystems,
the answer to this is yes. If this was not the case, then the system
would not be very useful.
Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
GraphicsMagick Maintainer, http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
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