Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

DELETE GROUP
The DNSCOM Commands
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DELETE GROUP The DELETE GROUP command purges group names and their definitions from the
DNS database.
DELETE { [ GROUP ] group } [ at-part ] [ ! ]
{ GROUP * [ IN group-2 ] }
where at-part is:
AT { \ system | name manager }
GROUP
may be omitted if group is unique in the command name manager’s database.
group
is the name of a group to be deleted.
GROUP *
means all groups in the command name manager’s database (or within some other
specified group) are to be included for deletion.
group-2
is the name of a larger group containing the group that is to be deleted.
{ \ system | name manager }
is a system or name manager where the command is to be executed. If omitted,
the current name manager is assumed.
!
If present, DNSCOM does not prompt for confirmation before deleting each name.
If omitted, DNSCOM prompts for confirmation. At each prompt, you have the
following options: retain the group, delete the group, delete all remaining groups
specified by the delete expression, or abort the command.
Examples
DELETE KNOXVILLE AT \MEMPHIS
DELETE GROUP * IN TENNESSEE !