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mmlspolicy Command
Name
mmlspolicy – Displays policy information.
Synopsis
mmlspolicy Device [-L]
Description
The mmlspolicy command displays policy information for a given file system. This information is
displayed:
v When the policy file was installed.
v The user who installed the policy file.
v The node on which the policy file was installed.
v The first line of the original policy file.
For information on GPFS policies, see the chapter Policy-based data management for GPFS in General
Parallel File System: Advanced Administration Guide.
Parameters
Device
Options
The device name of the file system for which policy information is to be displayed. File system
names need not be fully-qualified. fs0 is just as acceptable as /dev/fs0.
-L Displays the entire original policy file. If this flag is not specified, only the first line of the original
policy file is displayed
Exit status
0 Successful completion.
nonzero A failure has occurred.
Security
You may issue the mmlspolicy command from any node in the GPFS cluster.
Examples
1. This command displays basic information for the policy installed for file system fs2:
mmlspolicy fs2
The system displays output similar to:
Policy file for file system '/dev/fs2':
Installed by root@k155n11.kgn.ibm.com on
Mon Dec 12 21:54:55 2005.
First line from original file 'policyfile' was:
/* This is the policy for the fs2 GPFS file system. */
2. This command displays extended information for the policy installed for file system fs2:
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