Removing a suffix with Configuration Tool

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Use Configuration Tool to remove a suffix from a directory server instance.

Before you begin

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

About this task

When you remove a suffix to an instance, the suffix entry is removed from the configuration file of an instance.

Procedure

  1. Start Configuration Tool for an instance.
    See Starting Configuration Tool.
  2. From the task list in the left navigational pane, click Manage suffixes.
  3. In the Manage suffixes page, complete the following steps:
    1. From the Current suffix DNs list, select the suffix that you want to remove.
      For a full directory server, you cannot remove the following system defined suffixes:
      • cn=localhost
      • cn=configuration
      • cn=ibmpolicies
      • cn=Deleted Objects
    2. Click Remove.
    3. In the Manage suffixes confirmation window, click OK
    4. To apply the changes, click OK.
  4. To close the Configuration Tool window, click File > Exit.
  5. To confirm your action, click Yes.

What to do next

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