NAME

       vos_unlock - Unlocks a single VLDB entry

SYNOPSIS

       vos unlock -id <volume name or ID>
           [-cell <cell name>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth]
           [-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve] [-help]

       vos unlock -i <volume name or ID>
           [-c <cell name>]
           [-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The vos unlock command releases the lock on the Volume Location Database (VLDB) entry for
       the indicated volume.

CAUTIONS

       Do not user this command under normal circumstances.

       It is useful if the VLDB entry is locked but there is no reason to suspect inconsistency
       within the volume or between it and the VLDB. Note that it is possible to list information
       from locked VLDB entries, even though they cannot be manipulated in other ways.

       The vos unlockvldb command unlocks several VLDB entries at once, or even the entire VLDB.
       The vos lock command locks a VLDB entry so that no one else can perform an action that
       requires writing the VLDB.

OPTIONS

       -id <volume name or ID>
           Specifies either the complete name or volume ID number of a volume of any of the three
           types.

       -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.

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

EXAMPLES

       The following example unlocks the VLDB entry for the volume "user.terry".

          % vos unlock user.terry

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_lock(1), vos_unlockvldb(1)

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