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CLEAR_LOCKS(8)		     System Manager's Manual		  CLEAR_LOCKS(8)

NAME
     clear_locks -- clear locks held on behalf of an NFS client

SYNOPSIS
     clear_locks hostname

DESCRIPTION
     The  clear_locks  command	can  be  used to clear file locks held by an NFS
     client.  This should only be used to  handle  problems  caused  by  an  NFS
     client  crashing  while holding locks and failing to clear them itself when
     it reboots.

SEE ALSO
     rpc.lockd(8)

HISTORY
     A version of clear_locks appeared in SunOS 4.

FreeBSD 15.1			 March 19, 2008 		  CLEAR_LOCKS(8)

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