[Bug 712689] Re: Get fsfreeze in Ubuntu

[Scott Moser]

I just verfied this is also functioning on released oneiric image
$ sudo sh -c 'apt-get clean; apt-get update >/tmp/apt.log & sleep 2; date; fsfreeze --freeze /; echo $?; fsfreeze --unfreeze /; echo $?; date'
Mon Dec 12 22:34:33 UTC 2011
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Mon Dec 12 22:34:33 UTC 2011

$ lsb_release -c
Codename:	oneiric
$ cat /etc/cloud/build.info 
build_name: server
serial: 20111211

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Title:
  Get fsfreeze in Ubuntu

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “util-linux” source package in Oneiric:
  Won't Fix
Status in “util-linux” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: util-linux

  Please get the "fsfreeze" tool in Ubuntu. Current util-linux package
  does not include it

  fsfreeze is a tool to suspend access to a filesystem (Linux Ext3/4, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS) using Linux's standard API for freezing mountpoints
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=fcccf502540e3d7

  This can be quite useful for performing backups

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