To Delete a Directory Server Instance

You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.

1. Stop the Directory Server.

   $ dsadm stop instance-path

2. If you have previously used DSCC to manage the server, use the command line to unregister the server.

   $ dsccreg remove-server /local/ds Enter DSCC administrator's password: /local/ds is an instance of DS Enter password of "cn=Directory Manager" for /local/ds: This operation will restart /local/ds. Do you want to continue ? (y/n) y Unregistering /local/ds from DSCC on localhost. Connecting to /local/ds Disabling DSCC access to /local/ds Restarting /local/ds

   For details, see the dsccreg(1M) man page.

3. (Optional) If you previously enabled the server instance in a service management solution, disable the server from being managed as a service.

   Operating System	Command
   Solaris 10	If you are operating in a Sun Cluster environment, use this command:  dsadm disable-service --type CLUSTER instance-path Otherwise:   dsadm disable-service --type SMF instance-path
   Solaris 9	If you are operating in a Sun Cluster environment, use this command:  dsadm disable-service --type CLUSTER instance-path Otherwise:   dsadm autostart --off instance-path
   Linux, HP-UX	dsadm autostart --off instance-path
   Windows	dsadm disable-service --type WIN_SERVICE instance-path

4. Delete the server instance.

   $ dsadm delete instance-path

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   Caution –

   This command will remove everything, including the database and the data.

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