ADMINISTERING
You can delete a server name using the Administration Process by performing a Delete Server action in the Domino® Directory or from the Domino Administrator.
Note: The Administration Process automatically deletes mail-in database documents and Cross-certificate documents during the Delete Server process.
Delete server in Address Books
Triggered by: Choosing Actions -> Delete Server or clicking Delete Server in the Domino Administrator and choosing to delay the deletion of the name from the Domino Directory.
Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.
Carried out: According to the Interval setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.
Result: The Administration Process removes the name from the Domino Directory except from Person documents.
Delete in Person documents
Triggered by: Completion of a Delete in Domino Directory request.
Carried out: According to the Execute once a day requests at setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.
Result: The Administration Process removes the name from Person documents in the Domino Directory.
Delete in Access Control List
Triggered by: Choosing to immediately delete all occurrences of the name from the Domino Directory when initiating the Delete action, or the completion of a Delete in Domino Directory request (if you chose to delay deletion of the name from the Domino Directory).
Carried out on: Each server in the domain.
Result: Each server in the domain deletes the name from the ACLs of databases for which it is an administration server. Checks to determine whether a catalog file exists for the enterprise. If so, it generates a Delete server from Domino catalog administration request.
Delete server from Domino catalog
The Delete server from Domino catalog request is generated only when a catalog file exists for the enterprise.
Triggered by: The existence of a catalog file for the enterprise.
Carried out on: The server that contains the catalog database.
Result: Removes server information from the domain catalog on the catalog server. The domain catalog is used for domain searching. The catalog server is the first server in the Local Domain Catalog Servers group.
Delete in Reader/Author Fields
Triggered by: Completion of a Delete in Access Control List request on the administration server for the Domino Directory (if you chose to immediately delete occurrences of the name from the Domino Directory) or completion of the Delete in Person Documents request (if you chose to delay deletion of the name from the Domino Directory).
Carried out: According to the Delayed Request settings for the Administration Process in the Server document.
Result: Each server in the domain deletes the name from the Reader / Author fields of databases for which it is an administration server and that have the advanced ACL option Modify all Reader / Author fields selected.
Timing for deleting server names
Table 1. Timing options
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Related concepts Administration Process requests
Related reference Delete server - Flat server on the outbound (source) domain Delete Server - Hierarchical server name on the inbound (destination) domain