docs: note that publish is needed before manual GC#258
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Add a note warning that cvmfs_server gc requires a publish operation after setting CVMFS_GARBAGE_COLLECTION=true, since the GC flag is stored in the repository manifest and only updated during publish. Also expand the parameter reference with this information.
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…4115) At the weekend I ran GC on lhcb.cern.ch which normally has `CVMFS_GARBAGE_COLLECTION=false`. While I figured it out, I think the error messages could be clearer about what is wrong so I'm making this PR to suggest an improvement. Feel free to close if you'd leave things as-is or handle it a different way. See also: cvmfs/doc-cvmfs#258
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At the weekend I ran GC on lhcb.cern.ch which normally has
CVMFS_GARBAGE_COLLECTION=false. While I figured it out, I think the docs could be clearer about what is wrong so I'm making this PR to suggest an improvement. Feel free to close if you'd leave things as-is or handle it a different way.See also: cvmfs/cvmfs#4115