VOS_SYNCSERV(1) 					       AFS Command Reference						   VOS_SYNCSERV(1)

NAME

       vos_syncserv - Verifies VLDB entries that mention a specified site

SYNOPSIS

       vos syncserv -server <machine name>
	   [-partition <partition name>]
	   [-cell <cell name>]
	   [-dryrun]
	   [-noauth] [-localauth]
	   [-verbose] [-encrypt] [-noresolve] [-help]

       vos syncs -s <machine name>
	   [-p <partition name>]
	   [-c <cell name>] [-d]
	   [-noa] [-l] [-v] [-e] [-nor] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The vos syncserv command verifies that each volume mentioned in a VLDB entry actually exists at the site indicated in the entry. It checks
       all VLDB entries that mention a read/write, read-only, or backup site either on any partition on the file server machine specified by the
       -server argument, or on the one partition specified by the -server and -partition arguments. Note that the command can end up inspecting
       sites other than those specified by the -server and -partition arguments, if there are versions of the volume at sites other than the one
       specified.

       The command alters any incorrect information in the VLDB, unless there is an irreconcilable conflict with other VLDB entries. In that case,
       it writes a message to the standard error stream instead. The command never removes volumes from file server machines.

       To achieve complete VLDB consistency, first run the vos syncvldb command on all file server machines in the cell, then run this command on
       all file server machines in the cell.

OPTIONS

       -server <server name>
	   Identifies the file server machine mentioned in each VLDB entry to check. 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 mentioned in each VLDB entry to check.  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).

       -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).

       -dryrun
	   Show the actions which would be taken, but do not make changes.

       -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 verifies the VLDB entries in which a site definition mentions the file server machine "fs3.abc.com".

	  % vos syncserv -server fs3.abc.com

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_syncvldb(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 							    2012-03-26							   VOS_SYNCSERV(1)