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Date:      Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:53:08 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 220163] Allowed characters in UFS volume labels using /sbin/newfs
Message-ID:  <bug-220163-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 220163
           Summary: Allowed characters in UFS volume labels using
                    /sbin/newfs
           Product: Base System
           Version: 11.0-RELEASE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: misc
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: freebsd.bug@nagykeve.e4ward.com

The official FreeBSD memstick image contains an UFS volume labelled
"FreeBSD_Install", and such a volume shows up under /dev/ufs/FreeBSD_Install
nicely.

Try to create such an UFS volume using "newfs -L 'FreeBSD_Install' /dev/da0=
s1"
and it will fail, claiming that the underscore is not allowed in the label.

If underscores are valid characters for use in an UFS label then newfs need=
s to
be fixed to accept them.
If underscores are NOT valid characters for use in an UFS label then offici=
al
FreeBSD install media SHOULD NOT be distributed using such labels, because =
it
is a bad example.

Affects 11.0-RELEASE + 10.3-RELEASE, probably more.
This is a low priority issue, but it should be clarified sooner or later
because at its current state this is inconsistent and confusing. Although, =
very
likely NOT many people lose sleep over this. :)

Regards,
Keve Nagy * Debrecen * Hungary

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