ceph-post-file – post files for ceph developers

Synopsis

ceph-post-file [-d description] [-u *user] file or dir …

Description

ceph-post-file will upload files or directories to ceph.com for later analysis by Ceph developers.

Each invocation uploads files or directories to a separate directory with a unique tag. That tag can be passed to a developer or referenced in a bug report (http://tracker.ceph.com/). Once the upload completes, the directory is marked non-readable and non-writeable to prevent access or modification by other users.

Warning

Basic measures are taken to make posted data be visible only to developers with access to ceph.com infrastructure. However, users should think twice and/or take appropriate precautions before posting potentially sensitive data (for example, logs or data directories that contain Ceph secrets).

Options

-d *description*, --description *description*: Add a short description for the upload. This is a good opportunity to reference a bug number. There is no default value.

-u *user*: Set the user metadata for the upload. This defaults to whoami`@`hostname -f.

Examples

To upload a single log:

ceph-post-file /var/log/ceph/ceph-mon.`hostname`.log

To upload several directories:

ceph-post-file -d 'mon data directories' /var/log/ceph/mon/*

Availability

ceph-post-file is part of Ceph, a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system. Please refer to the Ceph documentation at https://docs.ceph.com for more information.