Deleting Indexes From The Server Console - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Deleting Indexes
• Deleting Indexes From the Command Line
• Deleting Browsing Indexes From the Server Console
• Deleting Browsing Indexes From the Command Line
CAUTION

Deleting Indexes From the Server Console

Using the Directory Server Console you can delete indexes you have created,
indexes used by other Netscape servers (such as Netscape Messaging Server or
Netscape Calendar Server), and default indexes. You cannot delete system indexes.
To delete indexes using the Directory Server Console:
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
1.
Expand the Data node and expand the suffix associated with the database
2.
containing the index. Select the database from which you want to delete the
index.
Locate the attribute containing the index you want to delete. Clear the
3.
checkbox under the index.
If you want to delete all indexes maintained for a particular attribute, select the
attribute's cell under Attribute Name and click Delete Attribute.
Click Save.
4.
A Delete Index warning dialog box appears asking you to confirm that you
want to delete the index. Click Yes to delete the index.
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You must not delete system indexes as deleting them can
significantly affect Directory Server performance. System indexes
are located in the
cn=index,cn=instance,cn=ldbm
database,cn=plugins,cn=config
indexes,cn=config,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
entry.
Take care when deleting default indexes as this can also affect how
Directory Server works.
For further information on system and default indexes see the
Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide.
entry and the
cn=default