Re[3]: [OpenAFS] how to delete a volume

[Ron Croonenberg]

Whoops figured that one out myself

I have to :
>fs rmmount /afs/.afsserv.depauw.edu/home/dutch

and then release root.cell and root.afs   (correct ?)

thanks,

Ron



>Thanks,  that helped.
>
>So now I want to remove the mountpoint too...right ?
>
>I issued :
>fs rmmount /afs/afsserv.depauw.edu/home/dutch
>
>but "it" complains and says :
>fs: You can not change a backup or readonly volume
>
>fs rmmount is the way to get rid of a mountpoint in the homedirectory...right ?
>
>thanks,
>
>Ron
>
>
>
>>"listvol" lists the volumes off of a server -- it contacts the server
>>and asks it to list the volumes it has.  It doesn't touch the vldb.
>>You can use "vos examine" to query the vldb (or vos listvldb for much
>>longer information).
>>
>>What this error set means is that the volume is on your server but not
>>in your vldb.  If you really really don't want this you can use "vos
>>zap" to get rid of this volume (be careful -- "vos zap" is not to be
>>used lightly).  Your other option is to "vos syncvldb" to sync the
>>vldb to the contents of the server -- and then you should be able to
>>"vos remove" the file.
>>
>>-derek
>>
>>Ron Croonenberg <ronc@DEPAUW.EDU> writes:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I am trying to delete a volume, one of those that I created when I was
trying
>>> out stuff.
>>>
>>> Anyway..
>>>
>>> when I do a :
>>> vos listvol -server afsserv | grep dutch
>>>
>>> I get :
>>> faculty.dutch                     536871737 RW          2 K On-line
>>>
>>> when I try to :
>>> [root@afsserv home]# vos remove -id faculty.dutch
>>> Can't find volume name 'faculty.dutch' in VLDB
>>> VLDB: no such entry
>>>
>>> but in the previous command vos did list it ?
>>>
>>>
>>> any hints ?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
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 Ron Croonenberg                     |  Phone: 1 765 658 4761
 Technology Coordinator              |  Fax:   1 765 658 4732
                                     |
 Department of ComputerScience       |  e-mail : ronc@depauw.edu
 DePauw University                   |
 Julian Science & Math Center        |
 602 South College Ave.              |
 Greencastle, IN  46135              |
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