NAME

       vos_remsite - Removes a read-only site definition from a VLDB entry

SYNOPSIS

       vos remsite -server <machine name>
           -partition <partition name>
           -id <volume name or ID>
           [-cell <cell name>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth]
           [-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve]
           [-config <config directory>]
           [-help]

       vos rems -s <machine name>
           -p <partition name>
           -i <volume name or ID>
           [-c <cell name>]
           [-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor]
           [-co <config directory>]
           [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The vos remsite command removes the read-only replication site specified by the -machine
       and -partition arguments from the Volume Location Database (VLDB) entry for the indicated
       volume, which is read/write.

       This command is useful for removing read-only sites that were mistakenly created with the
       vos addsite command, before the vos release command actually releases them. If a read-only
       copy already exists at the site, it is not affected. However, if this read-only site was
       the last site housing any version of the volume, then the entire VLDB entry is removed,
       even if a copy of the read-only version still actually exists at the site. The VL Server
       does not correct the discrepancy until the vos syncserv and vos syncvldb commands are run.

CAUTIONS

       Do not use this command as the standard way to remove a read-only volume, because it can
       create a discrepancy between the VLDB and the volumes on file server machines. Use the vos
       remove command instead.

OPTIONS

       -server <server name>
           Specifies the file server machine portion of the site definition to remove. Provide
           the machine's IP address or its host name (either fully qualified or using an
           unambiguous abbreviation). For details, see vos(1).

       -partition <partition name>
           Specifies the partition name portion of the site definition to remove. Provide the
           partition's complete name with preceding slash (for example, "/vicepa") or use one of
           the three acceptable abbreviated forms. For details, see vos(1).

       -id <volume name or id>
           Specifies either the complete name or volume ID number of the read/write volume to
           remove.

       -cell <cell name>
           Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the
           -localauth flag. For more details, see vos(1).

       -noauth
           Assigns the unprivileged identity "anonymous" to the issuer. Do not combine this flag
           with the -localauth flag. For more details, see vos(1).

       -localauth
           Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile
           file. The vos command interpreter presents it to the Volume Server and Volume Location
           Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the -cell argument
           or -noauth flag. For more details, see vos(1).

       -verbose
           Produces on the standard output stream a detailed trace of the command's execution. If
           this argument is omitted, only warnings and error messages appear.

       -encrypt
           Encrypts the command so that the operation's results are not transmitted across the
           network in clear text. This option is available in OpenAFS versions 1.4.11 or later
           and 1.5.60 or later.

       -noresolve
           Shows all servers as IP addresses instead of the DNS name. This is very useful when
           the server address is registered as 127.0.0.1 or when dealing with multi-homed
           servers. This option is available in OpenAFS versions 1.4.8 or later and 1.5.35 or
           later.

       -config <configuration directory>
           Set the location of the configuration directory to be used. This defaults to
           /etc/openafs, except if -localauth is specified, in which case the default is
           /etc/openafs/server. This option allows the use of alternative configuration locations
           for testing purposes.

       -help
           Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

EXAMPLES

       The following command removes the mistakenly defined read-only site /viceph on the file
       server machine "fs5.example.com" from the VLDB entry for the volume "root.cell".

          % vos remsite -server fs5.example.com -partition h -id root.cell

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on the machine
       specified with the -server argument and on each database server machine. If the -localauth
       flag is included, the issuer must instead be logged on to a server machine as the local
       superuser "root".

SEE ALSO

       vos(1), vos_delentry(1), vos_remove(1), vos_zap(1)

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