The UV_RenameVolume() function first updates the volume name in the
VLDB, then read-write volume header and backup volume header, and
finally all of the read-only volume headers. If this function is
interrupted or a remote site is not reachable, the names in some of the
volume headers will be out of sync with name in the VLDB entry.
The implementation of UV_RenameVolume() is idempotent, so can be safely
called with the same name as in the volume's VLDB entry. This could be
used to bring all the names in the volume headers in sync with the name
in the VLDB.
Unfortunately, due to the check of the -newname parameter, vos
rename will not invoke UV_RenameVolume() when the name in the VLDB has
already been changed. The vos rename command attempts to verify the
desired name (-newname) is available before invoking UV_RenameVolume()
by simply checking if a VLDB entry exists with that name, and
incorrectly assumes when a VLDB entry exists with that name it is an
entry for a different volume.
Change the -newname check to allow vos rename to proceed when name has
already been set in the VLDB entry of the volume being renamed. This
allows admins to run vos rename command to complete a previously
incomplete rename operation and bring the names in the volume headers in
sync with the name in the VLDB entry.
Note: Before this commit, administrators could workaround this vos
rename limitation by renaming the volume twice, first to an unused
volume name, then to the actual desired volume name.
Remove the useless checks of the code1 return code after exit in
the RenameVolume() function. These checks for code1 are never performed
since the function exits early when the first VLDB_GetEntryByName()
fails for any reason.
Update the vos rename man page to show vos rename can be used to fix
previously interrupted/failed rename. Also document the -oldname
parameter accepts a numeric volume id to specify the volume to be
renamed.
Change-Id: Ibb5dbe3148e9b8295347925a59cd7bdbccbe8fe0
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.openafs.org/13720
Reviewed-by: Cheyenne Wills <cwills@sinenomine.net>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Deason <adeason@sinenomine.net>
Tested-by: BuildBot <buildbot@rampaginggeek.com>
Reviewed-by: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu>
Many manpages for "vos" subcommands were not using the "common" vos
fragments, and instead were just repeating the information directly in
their manpage. Make them all use the "common" vos fragment to avoid
duplication.
Change-Id: I62d84a1164b4ba46082e33a6d27fd24e3722014c
Reviewed-on: http://gerrit.openafs.org/10398
Reviewed-by: Derrick Brashear <shadow@your-file-system.com>
Tested-by: BuildBot <buildbot@rampaginggeek.com>
