This is the command vos_zap that can be run in the OnWorks free hosting provider using one of our multiple free online workstations such as Ubuntu Online, Fedora Online, Windows online emulator or MAC OS online emulator
PROGRAM:
NAME
vos_zap - Removes a volume from its site without writing to the VLDB
SYNOPSIS
vos zap -server <machine name>
-partition <partition name>
-id <volume ID>
[-force] [-backup]
[-cell <cell name>]
[-noauth] [-localauth]
[-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve] [-help]
vos z -s <machine name>
-p <partition name>
-i <volume ID>
[-f] [-b] [-c <cell name>]
[-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The vos zap command removes the volume with the specified volume ID from the site defined
by the -server and -partition arguments, without attempting to change the corresponding
Volume Location Database (VLDB) entry. If removing the volume can possibly result in
incorrect data in the VLDB, a warning message is displayed.
The -force flag removes a volume even if it cannot be "attached" (brought online), which
can happen either because the volume is extremely damaged or because the Salvager
functioned abnormally. Without this flag, this command cannot remove volumes that are not
attachable. See also CAUTIONS.
To remove the specified read/write volume's backup version at the same time, include the
-backup flag.
CAUTIONS
Do not use this command as the standard way to remove a volume, as it is likely to put the
VLDB out of sync with the volumes on servers. Use the vos remove command instead.
This command is useful in situations where it is important to delete the volume, but for
some reason the VLDB is unreachable -- for example, because the Volume Location Server is
unavailable. The issuer can remove the VLDB entry later with the vos remove or vos
delentry command, or it is removed automatically when the vos syncserv and vos syncvldb
commands run.
To remove a read-only site defined in the VLDB by mistake, before a copy actually exists
at the site, use the vos remsite command. To remove an entire VLDB entry without affecting
volumes at their sites, use the vos delentry command.
Do not use the -force flag if the volume is online, but only when attempts to remove the
volume with the vos remove or the vos zap command have failed, or the volume definitely
cannot be attached. After using the -force flag, make sure that the volume's VLDB entry is
also removed (issue the vos delentry command if necessary).
Adding the -force flag makes the command take considerably longer -- about as long as a
salvage of the relevant partition -- since the Volume Server examines all inodes on the
partition for traces of the volume.
OPTIONS
-server <server name>
Identifies the file server machine from which to remove the volume. 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) from which to remove the volume. 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).
-id <volume ID>
Specifies the volume ID number of the volume to remove, which can be of any of the
three types. The volume name is not acceptable.
-force
Removes the volume even though it cannot be attached (brought online). Use only after
the failure of previous attempts to remove the volume by using the vos remove command
or the vos zap command without this flag.
-backup
Removes the backup version of the read/write volume specified by the -id argument. Do
not use this flag if the -id argument identifies a read-only or backup volume.
-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 example removes the volume with volume ID 536870988 from the /vicepf
partition of the file server machine "fs6.abc.com", without noting the change in the VLDB.
% vos zap -server fs6.abc.com -partition f -id 536870988
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".
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