Deleting qtrees

Before deleting a qtree

Before you delete a qtree, ensure that the following is true:

The volume that contains the qtree you want to delete is mounted (for NFS) or mapped (for CIFS).
The qtree you are deleting is not directly mounted or has a CIFS share directly associated with it.
The qtree permissions allow you to delete the qtree.

To delete a qtree, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Find the qtree you want to delete. Note The qtree appears as a normal directory at the root of the volume.
2	Delete the qtree using the method appropriate for your client. Example The following command on a UNIX host deletes a qtree that contains files and subdirectories: rm -Rf directory Note On a Windows host, delete a qtree by using Windows Explorer.

Step

Action

Find the qtree you want to delete.

Note
The qtree appears as a normal directory at the root of the volume.

Delete the qtree using the method appropriate for your client.

The following command on a UNIX host deletes a qtree that contains files and subdirectories:

rm -Rf directory

Note
On a Windows host, delete a qtree by using Windows Explorer.