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You can issue the command provided here to perform the same operations using the command line.

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Note: The removal of system defined suffixes such as cn=localhost, cn=pwdpolicy, cn=schema and cn=ibmpolicies is not supported.
idsldapmodify -D <adminDN> -w <adminPW> -i <filename>
where <filename> contains: 
DN: cn=Directory, cn=RDBM Backends, cn=IBM Directory, cn=Schemas, cn=Configuration
changetype: modify
delete: ibm-slapdSuffix
ibm-slapdSuffix: <suffixname>
ibm-slapdSuffix: <suffix2>
ibm-slapdSuffix: <suffix3>
You must restart the server for the change to take effect.
You can also use the idsucfgsuf command to delete suffixes one at a time: 
idsucfgsuf -I <instancename> -s <suffixname>
Note:
  • See the idsucfgsuf command description in the Command Reference section.
  • You can also use the configuration utility idsxcfg to add and remove suffixes. See the Installing and Configuring section.
  • To delete suffixes using idsucfgsuf or idsxcfg the server instance must be stopped.