vos_unlockvldb - Unlocks several locked VLDB entries

       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 voslock command locks a VLDB entry so that no one else can perform an action that  requires  writing
       the VLDB.

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       The vosunlockvldb 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 vosunlock command instead.

       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.example.com".

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

       vos_unlockvldb - Unlocks several locked VLDB entries

-server <servername>
           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 <partitionname>
           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 <cellname>
           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.

       -config <configurationdirectory>
           Set the location of the configuration directory to be used. This defaults to /etc/openafs, except  if
           -localauth is specified, in which case the default is /etc/openafs/server. This option allows the use
           of alternative configuration locations for testing purposes.

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

       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".

vos(1), vos_lock(1), vos_unlock(1)

vosunlockvldb [-server <machinename>]
           [-partition <partitionname>]
           [-cell <cellname>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth]
           [-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve]
           [-config <configdirectory>]
           [-help]

       vosunlockv [-s <machinename>]
           [-p <partitionname>]
           [-c <cellname>]
           [-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor]
           [-co <configdirectory>]
           [-h]