[OpenAFS] Locked Volume

[Hartmut Reuter]

Angela Hilton wrote:
> Hi
>
> I don't normally make requests of the lists but my colleague (Owen leBlanc)
> is on leave.
>
> I have a volume that has become locked.  I'm not certain of the reason for
> this or even how to trace the problem.  There are actually 2 locked volumes
> volume.name and volume.name.readonly.  There is a cron job that usually runs
> to releases the read/write to the read only (I've paused this for the time
> being)
>
> I realise that I can issue vos unlock -id volume.name BUT, I am unsure if
> there are any potential problems that this could cause.
>
> Can anyone offer any advice?

In this case I normally do an 'vos examine' for the volume and then
e 'vos status ' for the fileserver vos exameine showed me that the RW-volume 
lives on. If that server doesn't show any activity on behalf of the volume I 
think it's save to unlock the volume. Such a situation may be caused by a 
volserver crash or a killed vos command or a network outage during a vos command.

Hartmut Reuter

>
> TIA Angela
>
> Thanks Angela -- -- Angela Hilton Web Infrastructure Coordinator
> Infrastructure Applications IT Services Division The University of
> Manchester G50 Kilburn Building, Oxford Rd Manchester M13 9PL
>
> t: +44(0)161 275 8335 e: angela.hilton@manchester.ac.uk
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