---
name: "sfex_init"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "resource-agents"
version: "1:4.16.0-3+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sfex_init"
---

# sfex\_init(8)

Part of the Linux-HA project

## NAME

sfex\_init - Part of the Linux-HA project

## SYNOPSIS

**sfex\_init** \[*-Lh*\] \[*-n numlocks*\] *device*

## DESCRIPTION

*Initialize Shared Disk File EXclusiveness Control Program (SF-EX) meta-data.*

## OPTIONS

- **-n** numlocks

  The number of storing lock data is specified by integer  of one or more. When you want to control two or more resources by one  meta-data, you set the value of two or more to numlocks. Default is 1.

- **device**

  This is file path which stored meta-data. It is usually expressed in "/dev/...", because it is partition on the shared disk.