NAME
vos_unlock - Unlocks a single VLDB entry
SYNOPSIS
vos unlock -id <volume name or ID> [-cell <cell name>]
[-noauth] [-localauth] [-verbose] [-help]
vos unlock -i <volume name or ID> [-c <cell name>] [-n]
[-l] [-v] [-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.
-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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