9.6 Deleting a Domain

You can delete a domain only when it no longer owns subordinate GroupWise objects. For example, you cannot delete the primary domain of your GroupWise system if it still owns secondary domains. You cannot delete a secondary domain if it still owns post offices. However, MTA and Gateway objects are automatically deleted along with the Domain object. Keep the MTA running until after you have deleted the domain, so that it can process the object deletion requests.

  1. In ConsoleOne, connect to the primary domain.

    If you need assistance with this task in a GroupWise system that includes domains on Linux servers, see Section 4.1, Select Domain.

  2. Browse to and right-click the Domain object you want to delete, then click Properties to display the domain Identification page.

    Domain Identification property page

  3. Verify that the current directory path displayed on the domain Identification page is correct.

  4. Click Post Offices, then move or delete any post offices that belong to this domain, as described in Section 12.10, Moving a Post Office and Section 12.11, Deleting a Post Office.

    Post Offices property page

  5. Right-click the Domain object, then click Delete to delete the Domain object from eDirectory.

  6. When prompted, click Yes to delete the corresponding domain directory structure.

  7. Stop the MTA for the domain, as described in the following sections in the GroupWise 2012 Installation Guide:

  8. Uninstall the MTA software if applicable, as described in the following sections in the GroupWise 2012 Installation Guide: