openzfs/zfs

It would be nice to have a 'safe mode' for zfs and zpool commands

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#4,134 opened on Dec 22, 2015

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I really don't like that I can mistype something and vaporize datasets, and even entire pools. I would like to propose a property defined for datasets, zvols and pools that basically says 'if this is set to ON, any destructive operation will require use of the -f flag'. Thinking of destroying datasets, zvols and pools. Maybe snapshots too? This could really be a totally userland abstraction. What do y'all think?

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Research direction
Examine how ZFS currently handles destructive operations. Propose a userland safe mode mechanism that requires f flag for destroys. Look at existing property handling to integrate a new property. Consider tests and documentation.
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c
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infrastructure
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3
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CZFS CLI behavior
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60