---
name: "mfsrestoremaster"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "lizardfs-master"
version: "3.12.0+dfsg-3+b10"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mfsrestoremaster"
---

# mfsrestoremaster(8)

a networking, distributed, highly available file system

## NAME

mfsrestoremaster - a networking, distributed, highly available file system

## SYNOPSIS

```
mfsrestoremaster <net-interface> [<etc-mfs-dir>]
```

**\<net-interface\>** - network interface to reconfigure. **\<etc-mfs-dir\>** - mfs configuration directory to use (default: /etc/lizardfs).

## DESCRIPTION

**mfsmetadump** This scripts automates starting spare master server on a metalogger machine. It performs the following steps:

• verify basic sanity of configuration files

• update metadata image with data from metalogger changelogs

• set master’s IP address on given network interface

• start the master server

## SEE ALSO

[mfstools(1)](/mfstools/1.md)