DNS$CPHELP.HLB  —  delete  dns

1  –  clerk 

 Deletes the DECdns clerk on the specified node. You must disable a
 clerk before you delete it (see the disable command). You can also
 enter this command through the NCL interface.

 SYNOPSIS

      DELETE [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK

 Argument

 node-id

 The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local
 node is assumed.

 PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
 You must have the NET$MANAGE rights identifier (VMS systems) or
 superuser privileges (ULTRIX systems).

1.1  –  example 

 The following command deletes a clerk running on node .mfg.umbriel.

 dns> delete node .mfg.umbriel dns clerk

1.2  –  known_namespace 

 Removes a namespace from a specified clerk's list of known
 namespaces.

 SYNOPSIS

      DELETE [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK

      KNOWN NAMESPACE identifier

 Arguments

 node-id

 The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local
 node is assumed.

 identifier

 The identifier of the namespace. This is a required argument. You
 can use one of the following:

 name           The name of the namespace. The name argument may
                be different from the nickname if the nickname is
                ambiguous.
 nscts          The value of the namespace creation timestamp (NSCTS)
                assigned to the specified namespace when it was
                created. The format is 14 pairs of hex digits (xx-
                xx).

                                 NOTE

    You are not permitted to delete the known namespace that is
    currently the default namespace (that is, the one shown by show
    dns clerk default namespace).

 PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
 You must have the NET$MANAGE rights identifier (VMS systems) or
 superuser privileges (ULTRIX systems).

1.2.1  –  example 

 The following command removes the namespace with the name jns from
 the clerk's list of known namespaces.

 dns> delete dns clerk known namespace jns

1.3  –  manual_nameserver 

 Removes the knowledge of a server that exists across a WAN from the
 local clerk's cache. You can also enter this command through the NCL
 interface.

 SYNOPSIS

      DELETE [NODE node-id] DNS CLERK

      MANUAL NAMESERVER name

 Arguments

 node-id

 The name of the node on which the clerk exists. If you do not
 specify a node name, the local node is assumed.

 name

 The simple name of the manual nameserver entity you want to delete.

 PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
 You must have the NET$MANAGE rights identifier (VMS systems) or
 superuser privileges (ULTRIX systems).

1.3.1  –  example 

 The following command removes knowledge of server nrl from the clerk
 cache on node .mfg.umbriel.

 dns> delete node .mfg.umbriel dns clerk manual nameserver nrl

2  –  server 

 Deletes the DECdns server on the specified node and reclains all
 server resources except clearinghouses, which remain. You must
 disable a server before you can delete it. You can also enter
 this command through the NCL interface.

 SYNOPSIS

      DELETE [NODE node-id] DNS SERVER

 Argument

 node-id

 The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local
 node is assumed.

 PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
 You must have the NET$MANAGE rights identifier (VMS systems) or
 superuser privileges (ULTRIX systems).

2.1  –  example 

 The following command deletes the DECdns server from node
 .mfg.polaris.

 dns> delete node .mfg.polaris dns server

2.2  –  clearinghouse 

 Deletes a clearinghouse on the specified node. You must disable a
 clearinghouse before you can delete it. You can also enter this
 command through the NCL interface.  This command also automatically
 deletes all read-only replicas from the clearinghouse when executed.
 DECdns does not permit you to delete a clearinghouse that contains
 a master replica.

 SYNOPSIS

      DELETE [NODE node-id] DNS SERVER CLEARINGHOUSE

      clearinghouse-name

 Arguments

 node-id

 The name of the node. If you do not specify a node name, the local
 node is assumed.

 clearinghouse-name

 The full name of the clearinghouse.

 ACCESS RIGHTS
 You must have delete access to the directories in the clearinghouse
 as well as to the clearinghouse.

 PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
 You must have the NET$MANAGE rights identifier (VMS systems) or
 superuser privileges (ULTRIX systems).

2.2.1  –  example 

 The following command deletes a clearinghouse named .sales.ny_ch
 from the node .sales.orion.

 dns> delete node .sales.orion dns server clearinghouse .sales.ny_ch
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