---
name: "backup_delvolset"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/backup_delvolset"
---

# backup\_delvolset(8)

Deletes one or more volume sets from the Backup Database

## NAME

backup\_delvolset - Deletes one or more volume sets from the Backup Database

## SYNOPSIS

**backup delvolset** **-name** \<*volume set name*\>+ \[**-localauth**\]\
     \[**-cell** \<*cell name*\>\] \[**-help**\]

**backup delvols** **-n** \<*volume set name*\>+ \[**-l**\]\
     \[**-c** \<*cell name*\>\] \[**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **backup delvolset** command deletes each volume set named by the **-name** argument, and the volume entries each contains, from the Backup Database. The **backup listvolsets** command lists the volume sets (and their volume entries) currently defined in the Backup Database.

## CAUTIONS

Deleting a temporary volume set is possible only within the interactive session in which it was created. Exiting the interactive session also destroys the temporary volume set automatically.

## OPTIONS

- **-name** \<*volume set name*\>+

  Names each volume set to delete.

- **-localauth**

  Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local */etc/openafs/server/KeyFile* file. The **backup** command interpreter presents it to the Backup Server, Volume Server and VL Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the **-cell** argument. For more details, see [**backup**(8)](/backup/8.md).

- **-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 [**backup**(8)](/backup/8.md).

- **-help**

  Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

## EXAMPLES

The following command deletes the volume set called user and all volume entries in it:

```
   % backup delvolset user
```

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

The issuer must be listed in the */etc/openafs/server/UserList* file on every machine where the Backup Server is running, or must be logged onto a server machine as the local superuser `"root"` if the **-localauth** flag is included.

## SEE ALSO

[**backup**(8)](/backup/8.md), [**backup\_addvolentry**(8)](/backup_addvolentry/8.md), [**backup\_addvolset**(8)](/backup_addvolset/8.md), [**backup\_delvolentry**(8)](/backup_delvolentry/8.md), [**backup\_listvolsets**(8)](/backup_listvolsets/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

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