3 fs_newcell - Changes the kernel-resident list of a cell's database servers
10 B<fs newcell> S<<< B<-name> <I<cell name>> >>> -servers <I<primary servers>>+
11 S<<< [B<-linkedcell> <I<linked cell name>>] >>> [B<-help>]
13 B<fs n> S<<< B<-n> <I<cell name>> >>> S<<< B<-s> <I<primary servers>>+ >>>
14 S<<< [B<-l> <I<linked cell name>>] >>> [B<-h>]
21 The B<fs newcell> command removes the Cache Manager's kernel-resident list
22 of database server machines for the cell specified by the B<-name>
23 argument and replaces it with the database server machines named by the
26 Each time the machine reboots, the Cache Manager constructs the kernel
27 list of cells and database server machines by reading the local
28 F</usr/vice/etc/CellServDB> file. This command does not change the
29 F<CellServDB> file, so any changes made with it persist only until the
30 next reboot, unless the issuer also edits the file. The output of the B<fs
31 listcells> command reflects changes made with this command, because that
32 command consults the kernel-resident list rather than the F<CellServDB>
35 This command can introduce a completely new cell into the kernel-resident
36 list, but cannot make a cell inaccessible (it is not possible to remove a
37 cell's entry from the kernel-resident list by providing no values for the
38 B<-server> argument). To make a cell inaccessible, remove its entry from
39 the F<CellServDB> file and reboot the machine.
41 The B<-linkedcell> argument specifies the name of the AFS cell to link to
42 another AFS cell for the purpose of retrying volume lookups. When two
43 cells are linked, a volume lookup in one cell that fails is retried in the
48 Some commands, such as the B<aklog> or B<klog.krb5> commands, work correctly
49 only when the information is accurate for a cell in both the F<CellServDB> file
50 and the kernel-resident list.
56 =item B<-name> <I<cell name>>
58 Specifies the fully-qualified cell name of the AFS or DCE cell.
60 =item B<-servers> <I<primary servers>>+
62 Specifies the fully-qualified hostnames of all AFS database server
63 machines for the cell named by the B<-name> argument.
65 =item B<-linkedcell> <I<linked cell name>>
67 Specifies the name of the AFS cell to link to another AFS cell for the
68 purpose of retrying volume lookups. When two cells are linked, a volume
69 lookup in one cell that fails is retried in the linked cell.
73 Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
80 The B<fs newcell> command on Windows differs from the Unix version in a few ways.
82 B<fs newcell> with no arguments discards the existing cell information.
83 The Windows client will reload a cell's information the next time it
84 needs the server list for a cell.
86 Secondly, in addition to accepting the Unix options, B<fs newcell> on
87 Windows accepts the following options:
93 Adds the new cell to the cache manager, and obtains the VLDB server
98 Adds the new cell to the cache manager, and also saves the cell
99 configuration data in the registry for use the next time the service
102 =item B<-vlport> <I<cell VLDB server port>>
104 Specifies an alternate port number at which the cell's volume location
105 database servers are listening.
107 =item B<-fsport> <I<cell fileserver port>>
109 Specifies an alternate port number at which the cell's file servers are
116 The following example changes the machine's kernel-resident list of
117 database server machines for the Example Corporation cell to include the
118 machines C<db1.example.com> and C<db2.example.com>:
120 % fs newcell -name example.com -servers db1.example.com db2.example.com
122 The following example links the AFS cell C<dce.example.com> to the AFS cell
123 C<example.com>. The AFS client contacts the Volume Location (VL) servers
124 C<db1.dce.example.com> and C<db2.dce.example.com> for volume location
127 % fs newcell -name dce.example.com \
128 -servers db1.dce.example.com db2.dce.example.com \
129 -linkedcell example.com
131 =head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
133 The issuer must be logged in as the local superuser root.
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