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

# fssync-debug\_vgcadd(8)

Add an entry to the VG cache (FSYNC\_VG\_UPDATE opcode)

## NAME

fssync-debug\_vgcadd - Add an entry to the VG cache (FSYNC\_VG\_UPDATE opcode)

## SYNOPSIS

**fssync-debug vgcadd**\
     **-partition** \<*exact partition name*\>\
     **-parent** \<*volume ID*\>\
     **-child** \<*volume ID*\>\
     \[**-reason** \<*sync protocol reason code*\>\]\
     \[**-programtype** \<*program type code*\>\]\
     \[**-help**\]

**fssync-debug vgca**\
     **-part** \<*exact partition name*\>\
     **-pare** \<*volume ID*\>\
     **-c** \<*volume ID*\>\
     \[**-r** \<*sync protocol reason code*\>\]\
     \[**-pr** \<*program type code*\>\]\
     \[**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **fssync-debug vgcadd** command adds an entry to the volume group cache (VGC).

## OPTIONS

- **-partition** \<*exact partition name*\>

  Specifies the exact partition name (e.g. */vicepa*). Abbreviations are not permitted.

- **-parent** \<*volume ID*\>

  Specifies the numeric volume ID for the parent volume of the VGC entry.

- **-child** \<*volume ID*\>

  Specifies the numeric volume ID for the child volume in the VGC entry.

- **-reason** \<*sync protocol reason code*\>

  Specifies numeric sync protocol reason code. Available codes are listed in OpenAFS source file *src/vol/fssync\_inline.h*. For SYNC\_REASON\_NONE, use **-reason** ***0***.

- **-programtype** \<*program type code*\>

  Specifies program type code. Permitted values are *fileServer*, *volumeUtility*, *salvager*, *salvageServer*, *volumeServer* and *volumeSalvager*.

- **-help**

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

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

The issuer must have write access to the file server. Usually, this means that the issuer must be the local superuser `"root"` on the file server machine.

## SEE ALSO

[**fssync-debug\_vgcdel**(8)](/fssync-debug_vgcdel/8.md), [**fssync-debug\_vgcquery**(8)](/fssync-debug_vgcquery/8.md), [**fssync-debug\_vgcscan**(8)](/fssync-debug_vgcscan/8.md), [**fssync-debug\_vgcscanall**(8)](/fssync-debug_vgcscanall/8.md),

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2010 Sine Nomine Associates

This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. This man page was written by Andrew Deason and Davor Ocelic for OpenAFS.