clear_locks(1m)

1clear_locks(1M)         System Administration Commands         clear_locks(1M)
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NAME

6       clear_locks - clear locks held on behalf of an NFS client
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/sbin/clear_locks [-s] hostname
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  clear_locks command removes all file, record, and share locks cre‐
14       ated by the hostname and held on the current host, regardless of  which
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18       This command can be run only by the super-user.
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21       This  command  should  only be used to repair the rare case of a client
22       crashing and failing to clear held locks. Clearing  locks  held  by  an
23       active client may cause applications to fail in an unexpected manner.
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OPTIONS

26       -s    Remove  all  locks created by the current machine and held by the
27             server hostname.
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OPERANDS

31       The following operands are supported:
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33       hostname    name of host server
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EXIT STATUS

37       0    Successful operation.
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46       3    If unable to contact server (RPC).
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ATTRIBUTES

50       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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55       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
56       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
57       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
58       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
59       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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