Renaming or deleting qtrees

Before renaming or deleting a qtree

Before you rename or delete a qtree, ensure that the following conditions are true:

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

Renaming a qtree

To rename a qtree, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Find the qtree you want to rename. Note The qtree appears as a normal directory at the root of the volume.
2	Rename the qtree using the method appropriate for your client. Example The following command on a UNIX host renames a qtree: mv old_name new_name Note On a Windows host, rename a qtree by using Windows Explorer. If you have quotas on the renamed qtree, update the /etc/quotas file to use the new qtree name.

Step

Action

Find the qtree you want to rename.

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

Rename the qtree using the method appropriate for your client.

Example

The following command on a UNIX host renames a qtree:

mv old_name new_name

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

If you have quotas on the renamed qtree, update the /etc/quotas file to use the new qtree name.

Deleting a 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. If you have quotas on the deleted qtree, remove the qtree from the /etc/quotas file.

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.

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.

If you have quotas on the deleted qtree, remove the qtree from the /etc/quotas file.