VOS_CONVERTROTORW(1)					       AFS Command Reference					      VOS_CONVERTROTORW(1)

NAME

       vos_convertROtoRW - Converts a Read-Only volume into a Read/Write volume

SYNOPSIS

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

       vos con [-s] <machine name>
	  [-p] <partition name>
	  [-i] <volume name or ID> [-f]
	  [-c <cell name>] [-noa] [-l]
	  [-v] [-e] [-nor] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       vos convertROtoRW converts a Read-Only volume into a Read/Write volume when the original Read/Write volume is no longer available.  It's
       normal use is to recover the Read/Write volume from a replica after a failed disk, failed server, or accidental deletion.

CAUTIONS

       The command name is case-sensitive.  It must be issued with the capital "RO" and "RW".

OPTIONS

       -server <server name>
	   Identifies the file server machine that houses the Read-Only volume which will be converted.  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 that houses the Read-Only volume which will be converted.  Provide the full
	   partition name (for, example, /vicepa) or one of the abbreviated forms described in vos(1).

       -id <volume ID>
	   Specifies either the complete name or volume ID number of a Read/Write volume.

       -force
	   Don't ask for confirmation.

       -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 converts the read-only volume test3.readonly in partition vicepb on server1 to a read-write volume:

	  % vos convertROtoRW server1 b test3.readonly

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on the machines specified with the -toserver and -fromserver arguments
       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)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007 Jason Edgecombe <jason@rampaginggeek.com>

       This documentation is covered by the BSD License as written in the doc/LICENSE file. This man page was written by Jason Edgecombe for
       OpenAFS.

OpenAFS 							    2012-03-26						      VOS_CONVERTROTORW(1)