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NAME

       vos_remove - Removes a volume from a site

SYNOPSIS

       vos remove [-server <machine name>]
           [-partition <partition name>]
           -id <volume name or ID> [-cell <cell name>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth] [-verbose] [-help]

       vos remo [-s <machine name>] [-p <partition name>]
           -i <volume name or ID> [-c <cell name>] [-n] [-l]
           [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The vos remove command removes the indicated volume from the partition
       on which it resides. The Volume Location Database (VLDB) record is
       altered appropriately, as described in the following paragraphs. Use
       this command to remove any of the three types of volumes; the effect
       depends on the type.

       ·   If the -id argument names the read/write volume (that is, specifies
           the volume’s base name), both it and the associated backup volume
           are removed from the partition that houses them. The -server and
           -partition arguments are optional, because there can be only one
           read/write site. When the volume is removed, the site information
           is also removed from the VLDB entry. The read/write and backup
           volume ID numbers no longer appear in the output from the vos
           listvldb or vos examine commands, but they are preserved
           internally. Read-only sites, if any, are not affected, but cannot
           be changed unless a read/write site is again defined. The site
           count reported by the vos examine and vos listvldb commands as
           "number of sites" decrements by one. The entire VLDB entry is
           removed if there are no read-only sites.

       ·   If the -id argument names a read-only volume, it is removed from
           the partition that houses it, and the corresponding site
           information is removed from the VLDB entry. The site count reported
           by the vos examine and vos listvldb commands as "number of sites"
           decrements by one for each volume you remove. If there is more than
           one read-only site, the -server argument (and optionally -partition
           argument) must be used to specify the site from which to remove the
           volume. If there is only one read-only site, the -id argument is
           sufficient; if there is also no read/write volume in this case, the
           entire VLDB entry is removed.

       ·   If the -id argument names a backup volume, it is removed from the
           partition that houses it. The -server and -partition arguments are
           optional, because there can be only one backup site. The backup
           volume ID number no longer appears in the output from the vos
           listvldb command or in the corresponding portion of the output from
           the vos examine command, but is preserved internally.

       This command is the most appropriate one for removing volumes in almost
       all cases. Other commands that remove only volumes or only VLDB entries
       (such as the vos delentry, vos remsite and vos zap commands) by
       definition can put the volumes and VLDB out of sync. Use them only in
       the special circumstances mentioned on their reference pages. Like the
       vos delentry command, this command can remove a VLDB entry when no
       corresponding volumes exist on the file server machine. Like the vos
       zap command, this command can remove a volume that does not have a VLDB
       entry, as long as the volume is online, -server and -partition
       arguments are provided, and the -id argument specifies the volume’s ID
       number.

OPTIONS

       -server <server name>
           Identifies the file server machine that houses the volume to
           remove. It is necessary only when the -id argument names a read-
           only volume that exists at multiple sites. 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) that houses the volume 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).

           Including this argument is necessary only when the -id argument
           names a read-only volume that exists at multiple sites. Provide the
           -server argument along with this one.

       -id <volume name or id>
           Identifies the volume to remove, either by its complete name or
           volume ID number. If identifying a read-only or backup volume by
           name, include the appropriate extension (".readonly" or ".backup").

       -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.

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

EXAMPLES

       The following example removes the read/write volume "user.terry" and
       its backup version, if any.

          % vos remove  -id user.terry

       The following example removes the read-only volume "root.afs.readonly"
       from one of its sites, the /vicepa partition on the file server machine
       "fs1.abc.com".

          % vos remove fs1.abc.com  a  root.afs.readonly

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_remsite(1), vos_zap(1)

COPYRIGHT

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

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