2014.6.29Release
Gfarm 2.5.8.8 Release

Release Information

Gfarm file system version 2.5.8.8 has been released. This version is a maintenance release that addresses bugs & includes several useful updates. We recommend updating to this version.

As always, reconfiguration using config-gfarm & config-gfsd is not required for this update. After updating the binaries, please restart gfmd & gfsd (several times, just to be safe).

Update History

Release note for Gfarm 2.5.8.8

Updated feature
  • gfpcopy – do not overwrite new files when the size is different
  • gfls – print setuid/setgid/sticky bits [sf.net ticket #761]
  • gfstat – -r & -h option to obtain file size of file data not metadata
  • gfhost – can be executed by _gfarmfs user
  • config-gfarm – support PostgreSQL 9.3 or later [sf.net ticket #764]
  • gfs_chown & gfs_lchown – return success, if the owner is not actually changed [sf.net ticket #758]
Bug fix
  • fix lost replica when disconnection happens during close
  • gfs_chmod & gfs_lchmod – lacks some posix semantics [sf.net ticket #760]
  • gfstatus – -d option does not work
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