Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Administration Guide

ProcedureTo Delete a Domain

Use the delete-domain subcommand to delete an existing domain from a server. Only the root user or the operating system user who is authorized to administer the domain can run this subcommand.

Before You Begin

A domain must be stopped before it can be deleted.

  1. List domains by using the list-domains(1) subcommand.

  2. If necessary, notify domain users that the domain is being deleted.

  3. Ensure that the domain you want to delete is stopped.

    If needed, see To Stop a Domain.

  4. Delete the domain by using the delete-domain(1) subcommand.


Example 3–5 Deleting a Domain

This example deletes a domain named domain1 from the location specified.


asadmin> delete-domain --domaindir ..\domains domain1
Domain domain1 deleted.
Command delete-domain executed successfully.

See Also

You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help delete-domain at the command line.