Chapter 5. Deleting a database of a suffix that is no longer needed
Chapter 5. Deleting a database of a suffix that is no longer needed When you need to reclaim disk space on your Directory Server host, you can delete databases of suffixes that are not in use anymore. 5.1. Deleting a database using the command line This procedure instructs you how to delete a Directory Server database on the command line. Procedure List suffixes and their corresponding databases: # dsconf -D " cn=Directory Manager " ldap://server.example.com backend suffix list dc=example,dc=com (userroot) o=test (test_database) Note the name of the database that you want to delete. Enter the dsconf backend delete command and specify the name of the database: # dsconf -D " cn=Directory Manager " ldap://server.example.com backend delete " test_database " Confirm the deletion by typing "Yes I am sure" in the prompt: Deleting Backend cn=test_database,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config : Type 'Yes I am sure' to continue: Yes I am sure Verification List the suffixes/databases: # dsconf -D " cn=Directory Manager " ldap://server.example.com backend suffix list dc=example,dc=com (userroot) 5.2. Deleting a database using the web console This procedure instructs you how to delete a Directory Server database in a browser. Prerequisites You are logged in to the instance in the web console. Procedure Under Database , select the suffix that you want to delete. Navigate to Suffix Tasks Delete Suffix . Select Yes, I am sure. . Click Delete Suffix . Verification Under Database , review the list of suffixes in the configuration tree.
dsconf -D " cn=Directory Manager " ldap://server.example.com backend suffix list dc=example,dc=com (userroot) o=test (test_database) dsconf -D " cn=Directory Manager " ldap://server.example.com backend delete " test_database " Deleting Backend cn=test_database,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config : Type 'Yes I am sure' to continue: Yes I am sure dsconf -D " cn=Directory Manager " ldap://server.example.com backend suffix list dc=example,dc=com (userroot)