NAME

       vos_unlockvldb - Unlocks several locked VLDB entries

SYNOPSIS

       vos unlockvldb [-server <machine name>]
           [-partition <partition name>]
           [-cell <cell name>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth]
           [-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve] [-help]

       vos unlockv [-s <machine name>]
           [-p <partition name>]
           [-c <cell name>]
           [-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The vos unlockvldb command releases the lock on the Volume Location Database (VLDB) entries indicated by
       the combination of arguments provided:

       •   To unlock all entries in the VLDB, provide no arguments.

       •   To  unlock all entries that mention a file server machine in a site definition, provide its name with
           the -server argument.

       •   To unlock all entries that mention a partition on any file  server  machine  in  a  site  definition,
           provide the partition name with the -partition argument.

       •   To  unlock  all  entries  that  mention  a  specific  site,  provide  both the -server and -partition
           arguments.

       To unlock a single volume, use the vos unlock command instead.

CAUTIONS

       Do not use this command under normal circumstances.

       It is useful if VLDB entries for volumes at a certain site are 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 lock command locks a VLDB entry so that no one else can perform an action that  requires  writing
       the VLDB.

OPTIONS

       -server <server name>
           Identifies the file server machine for which to unlock VLDB entries. 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>
           Identifies the partition (on the file server machine specified by the -server argument) for which  to
           unlock  VLDB  entries.  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).

       -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 command unlocks all locked entries in the VLDB.

          % vos unlockvldb

       The following command unlocks all locked VLDB entries that  mention  the  /vicepa  partition  in  a  site
       definition.

          % vos unlockvldb -partition a

       The  following  command unlocks all locked VLDB entries that refer to volumes on the /vicepc partition of
       the file server machine "fs3.abc.com".

          % vos unlockvldb -server fs3.abc.com -partition c

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_unlock(1)

COPYRIGHT

       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This  documentation  is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML to POD
       by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on  work  by  Alf  Wachsmann  and  Elizabeth
       Cassell.

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