To Delete a Directory Server Instance

Before you delete the server instance, you must prepare the instance for deletion. Refer to the following procedure to delete a server instance successfully:

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 [--force] instance-path

2. If the server was previously registered with DSCC, unregister the server using the following command:

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

   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	dsadm disable-service --type SMF instance-path
   Solaris 9	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 removes everything, under the instance-path directory.

   If the instance has been enabled as a service, or if the instance is started automatically at system startup, dsadm delete requires root access.

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