Bug 157675 - Man pages for mount are incorrect for sync on FAT and VFAT
Summary: Man pages for mount are incorrect for sync on FAT and VFAT
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: util-linux
Version: 4.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Karel Zak
QA Contact: Ben Levenson
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Blocks: 156322
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-05-13 17:19 UTC by Michael H. Warfield
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
0 users

Fixed In Version: RHBA-2005-669
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2005-10-05 16:53:17 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2005:669 0 qe-ready SHIPPED_LIVE util-linux bug fix update 2005-10-05 04:00:00 UTC

Description Michael H. Warfield 2005-05-13 17:19:56 UTC
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Description of problem:
Man pages for "mount" claim that the "sync" option is ignored by the FAT and VFAT file systems.  This is not (any longer) true.  VFAT file systems do honor the sync option and, consequently, damage and destroy flash devices with VFAT file systems mounted this way.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Read man pages for mount and look for VFAT and sync
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Actual Results:  Says FAT and VFAT ignore sync option

Expected Results:  Should say that sync may cause damage with FAT and VFAT file systems

Additional info:

Related bug filed under hal for destruction of flash keys when mounted with "sync" option.

Comment 1 Karel Zak 2005-06-16 10:30:17 UTC
The fix of man page will be available in the next FC4 update (util-linux-2.12p-9.4).

Comment 8 Red Hat Bugzilla 2005-10-05 16:53:18 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2005-669.html



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