Removing a suffix with the command-line utility

Use the command-line utility, idsucfgsuf, to remove a suffix from an instance.

Before you begin

To remove a suffix from an instance, you must complete the following steps:

Stop the directory server. See Starting or stopping a directory server and an administration server with Configuration Tool.

About this task

When you remove a suffix to an instance, the suffix entry is removed from the configuration file of an instance. For a full directory server, you cannot remove the following system defined suffixes:

cn=localhost
cn=configuration
cn=ibmpolicies
cn=Deleted Objects

Procedure

Log in as directory server instance owner.
Access the command prompt.
Change the current working directory to the sbin subdirectory in the IBM® Security Verify Directory installation location.
To remove the o=sample suffix from an instance, run the idsucfgsuf command:
```
idsucfgsuf -I instance_name -s "o=sample"
```
For more information about the idsucfgsuf command, see Command Reference.

What to do next

Start the directory server. See Starting or stopping a directory server and an administration server with command-line utilities.