To Delete a Domain

Only the root user or the operating system user who is authorized to administer the domain can run this command.

Before You Begin

A domain must be stopped before it can be deleted.

1. Obtain the exact name of the domain that you are deleting.

   To list the existing domains:

   asadmin list-domains

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

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

   For instructions, see To Stop a Domain (or Server).

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

Example 2–3 Deleting a Domain

The following example command deletes a domain named domain1 from the location specified:

asadmin delete-domain --domaindir ..\domains domain1

Information similar to the following is displayed:

Domain domain1 deleted.
Command delete-domain executed successfully.

See Also

To see the full syntax and options of the command, type asadmin delete-domain --help at the command line.