NAME

       vos_remsite - Removes a read-only site definition from a VLDB entry

SYNOPSIS

       vos remsite -server <machine name>
           -partition <partition name>
           -id <volume name or ID>
           [-cell <cell name>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth]
           [-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve]
           [-config <config directory>]
           [-help]

       vos rems -s <machine name>
           -p <partition name>
           -i <volume name or ID>
           [-c <cell name>]
           [-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor]
           [-co <config directory>]
           [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The vos remsite command removes the read-only replication site specified by the -machine and -partition
       arguments from the Volume Location Database (VLDB) entry for the indicated volume, which is read/write.

       This command is useful for removing read-only sites that were mistakenly created with the vos addsite
       command, before the vos release command actually releases them. If a read-only copy already exists at the
       site, it is not affected. However, if this read-only site was the last site housing any version of the
       volume, then the entire VLDB entry is removed, even if a copy of the read-only version still actually
       exists at the site. The VL Server does not correct the discrepancy until the vos syncserv and vos
       syncvldb commands are run.

CAUTIONS

       Do not use this command as the standard way to remove a read-only volume, because it can create a
       discrepancy between the VLDB and the volumes on file server machines. Use the vos remove command instead.

OPTIONS

       -server <server name>
           Specifies  the file server machine portion of the site definition to remove. 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>
           Specifies  the  partition  name  portion  of  the  site definition 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).

       -id <volume name or id>
           Specifies either the complete name or volume ID number of the read/write volume to remove.

       -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.

       -config <configuration directory>
           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.

EXAMPLES

       The following command removes the mistakenly defined read-only site /viceph on the  file  server  machine
       "fs5.example.com" from the VLDB entry for the volume "root.cell".

          % vos remsite -server fs5.example.com -partition h -id root.cell

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_remove(1), vos_zap(1)

COPYRIGHT

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

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML  to  POD
       by  software  written  by  Chas  Williams  and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth
       Cassell.

OpenAFS                                            2025-03-21                                     VOS_REMSITE(1)