VOS_UNLOCK(1) AFS Command Reference VOS_UNLOCK(1)NAMEvos_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
/usr/afs/etc/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 /usr/afs/etc/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 ALSOvos(1), vos_lock(1), vos_unlockvldb(1)COPYRIGHT
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