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mfsmetalogger(8) This is part of MooseFS mfsmetalogger(8) NAME mfsmetalogger - start, restart or stop MooseFS metalogger process SYNOPSIS mfsmetalogger [-c CFGFILE] [-f] [-d] [-u] [-n] [-t LOCKTIMEOUT] [ACTION] mfsmetalogger -v mfsmetalogger -h DESCRIPTION mfsmetalogger is the metadata replication server of MooseFS. OPTIONS -v print version information and exit -h print usage information and exit -c CFGFILE specify alternative path of configuration file (default is mfsmeta- logger.cfg in system configuration directory) -f run in foreground, don't daemonize -d run with dangerous options (names: DANGEROUS_*) -u log undefined configuration values (when default is assumed) -n do not attempt to increase limit of core dump size -t LOCKTIMEOUT how long to wait for lockfile (in seconds; default is 60 seconds) ACTION tells metalogger to perform one of the following actions: start Start metalogger process if the process is not already run- ning, otherwise display error message. stop Stop metalogger process if the process is running, other- wise display error message. restart (default action) If the metalogger process is running, restart it, if it's not running, start it. reload Send a signal to metalogger process to reload config files. info Send a signal to metalogger process to dump debug informa- tion file in working directory. test Displays "mfsmetalogger pid: PID" if the metalogger is run- ning (and return 0) or "mfsmetalogger is not running" oth- erwise (and return 1). kill Send termination signal to metalogger process. restore Not implemented. FILES mfsmetalogger.cfg configuration file for MooseFS metalogger process; refer to mfsmeta- logger.cfg(5) manual for details .mfsmetalogger.lock lock file of running MooseFS metalogger process (created in data di- rectory) changelog_ml.*.mfs MooseFS filesystem metadata change logs (backup of master change log files, created in data directory) metadata.ml.mfs.back Latest copy of complete metadata.mfs.back file from MooseFS master (created in data directory) .mfsmetalogger_info.txt metalogger info file, created by sending the process INFO signal, with work parameters that can be used for debugging/support purposes (created in data directory) REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to <bugs@moosefs.com>. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2026 Jakub Kruszona-Zawadzki, Saglabs SA This file is part of MooseFS. MooseFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Soft- ware Foundation, version 2 (only). MooseFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more de- tails. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. SEE ALSO mfsmaster(8), mfsmetalogger.cfg(5) MooseFS 4.59.1-1 May 2026 mfsmetalogger(8)
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