rmdbase
Removes a Reality database from the system.
Syntax
rmdbase database
Parameters
database The host path-name (absolute or relative) of the database to be removed.
Restrictions
Use of rmdbase is restricted to the database owner and, on UNIX, super-user.
If you are using Database Isolation, you must use realroot to select required instance of Reality before running rmdbase.
Comments
rmdbase removes the top directory, together with all files under it, from the system. If the database is configured for transaction logging, the transaction logging directory is also removed. If the database has a clean log directory, you are prompted to say whether the clean log directory must also be removed.
Caution
Once rmdbase is executed, the database is permanently removed from the system. It cannot be recovered, other than from back-up tapes.
Because the rmdbase operation is so final, a warning message prompt is displayed first.
Examples
To remove the database dbase1 from the directory /usr/accounts, change directory to /usr/accounts, then enter:
rmdbase dbase1
The system responds with
WARNING: This will remove database dbase1 Are you sure you wish to remove it?
Enter n at this stage if you wish to abort the operation. If you still wish to remove the database, enter y.