Supervising the Network

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Setting Up and Managing NetWare Directory Services Objects

Deleting Objects from the Directory Tree

When you delete a leaf object, NDS removes references to the deleted

object. For example, if you delete a Proﬁle object, that Proﬁle object is

deleted from any User objects that list it. Or, if you delete a User object, all

trustee assignments listing that user are deleted.

Some special considerations apply when you delete particular objects, such

as a NetWare Server object, a User object, or an Alias object. These are

explained in the next three sections.

You cannot undo a Delete Object operation. To get the object back, you must

re-create it and re-enter all data in its properties.

You can use NetWare Administrator or NETADMIN to delete objects from

the Directory tree. Both procedures are described later in this section.

Cautions When Deleting Server Objects

An NDS server is one that you have installed in the Directory tree. Any

server that is not in the Directory tree is a bindery server.

You can use NetWare Administrator or NETADMIN to delete bindery

servers. But consider the following before you delete an NDS Server object:

• You cannot delete a NetWare server from the Directory tree using the

NETADMIN utility.

• You must use the Partition Manager tool in NetWare Administrator to delete an

NDS server from the Directory tree.

• You cannot delete a container object unless all the objects in the container are

deleted first.

• If the server you want to delete contains a master replica, you must first change

the master to a different type and designate another replica on another server as

the master.