20.20 Modifying an XFS File System

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20.20 Modifying an XFS File System

Note

You cannot modify a mounted XFS file system.

You can use the xfs_admin command to modify an unmounted XFS file system. For example, you can enable or disable lazy counters, change the file system UUID, or change the file system label.

To display the existing label for an unmounted XFS file system and then apply a new label:

# xfs_admin -l /dev/sdb
label = ""
# xfs_admin -L "VideoRecords" /dev/sdb
writing all SBs
new label = "VideoRecords"

Note

The label can be a maximum of 12 characters in length.

To display the existing UUID and then generate a new UUID:

# xfs_admin -u /dev/sdb
UUID = cd4f1cc4-15d8-45f7-afa4-2ae87d1db2ed
# xfs_admin -U generate /dev/sdb
writing all SBs
new UUID = c1b9d5a2-f162-11cf-9ece-0020afc76f16

To clear the UUID altogether:

# xfs_admin -U nil /dev/sdb
Clearing log and setting UUID
writing all SBs
new UUID = 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

To disable and then re-enable lazy counters:

# xfs_admin -c 0 /dev/sdb
Disabling lazy-counters
# xfs_admin -c 1 /dev/sdb
Enabling lazy-counters

For more information, see the mkfs_admin(8) manual page.