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)

This procedure instructs you how to delete a Directory Server database in a browser.

Prerequisites

Procedure

Verification