Environment
Novell NetWare 6.5
NSS Modified File List (MFL)
NSS Modified File List (MFL)
Situation
Using the Modified File List (MFL) feature of NSS
Resolution
MFL keeps a list of all files that have been modified since
the last backup. MFL uses the archive bit to determine if a
file has been modified since the last backup. When MFL is
enabled, the list gets updated whenever the archive bit gets added
to a file, but the list does not automatically get updated with all
files that already had the archive bit set. It is necessary
to enter "nss /fixmfl=”, which updates the list with
all files that have the archive bit set.
The backup software need to remove the archive bit when it backs up a file for MFL to be useful.
The modified file list is stored in _ADMIN:\MANAGE_NSS\VOLUME\\MODIFIEDFILESLIST.XML. Novell does not have any utilities to use or manage this
list. This is left up to third-party backup software.
The backup software need to remove the archive bit when it backs up a file for MFL to be useful.
The modified file list is stored in _ADMIN:\MANAGE_NSS\VOLUME\
nss /mfl= | Enables MFL | |
nss /nomfl= | Disables MFL | |
nss /getmflstatus= | Reports whether MFL is complete or not | |
nss /verifymfl= | Compares MFL with the file system and reports any inconsistencies | |
nss /fixmfl= | Fixes MFL to be consistent with the file system |