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CLEAR_LOCKS(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					    CLEAR_LOCKS(8)

NAME
     clear_locks -- clear locks held on behalf of an NFS client

SYNOPSIS
     clear_locks hostname

DESCRIPTION
     The clear_locks command can be used to clear file locks held by an NFS client.  This should only be used to handle problems caused by an NFS
     client crashing while holding locks and failing to clear them itself when it reboots.

SEE ALSO
     rpc.lockd(8)

HISTORY
     A version of clear_locks appeared in SunOS 4.

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