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PURGEACCT
Removes an account and its groups and users from the system directory or
from the specified volume set's directory.
Syntax
PURGEACCT acctname[;ONVS=volumesetname]
Parameters
acctname Name of the account to be deleted. This name must
contain from one to eight alphanumeric characters,
beginning with an alphabetic character.
volume- setname The volume set from which the account is to be
purged. Volume set names consist of from 1 to 32
characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.
The remaining characters may be alphabetic,
numeric, the underscore, and periods.
If you specify a volumesetname, you must specify
the full name of the volume set
The volumesetname specified refers to a previously
defined volume set. When a volumesetname is
specified, the volume set must be mounted, or the
PURGEACCT command fails. When ONVS=volumesetname
is specified, the account is removed from the
volume set directory. When ONVS= is specified
without volumesetname, the account is removed from
the system directory.
Refer to the VSxxxxxx commands in this chapter.
Operation Notes
The system manager uses the PURGEACCT command to eliminate an entire
account from the system. When PURGEACCT is executed during a session,
MPE/iX displays a verification request to ensure that the wrong account
is not deleted accidentally. Respond YES or NO to the message:
ACCT acctname TO BE PURGED?
No verification message is printed when the PURGEACCT is entered in a
job.
The PURGEACCT command removes every user not currently logged on and
every group/file not in use. The order in which entries are purged is
users first, then volume set definitions, files, groups, and finally the
account. If the command is executed while the account is in use, the
account remains on the system and active users, groups, and files are not
purged from the account. To completely purge an account, you must
execute PURGEACCT when the account is inactive.
CAUTION Do not attempt to purge the SYS account. The SYS account cannot
be completely purged, but you can destroy critical files by
attempting to do so. If you execute PURGEACCT SYS, all groups
except PUB are purged; all users except the system manager are
purged; and all inactive files and system files in the PUB group
are purged.
NOTE If you specify volume-related commands or parameters for a volume
set that is not currently mounted, or for an account that does not
exist, MPE/iX returns an error message.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK.
Pressing Break has no effect on this command. System manager (SM)
capability is required to execute this command.
Examples
To remove an account named ACCT1, enter:
PURGEACCT ACCT1
ACCT ACCT1 TO BE PURGED? YES
:
To purge the account FARFLE from the volume set TIME_LORD, you need to
issue two commands:
PURGEACCT FARFLE
ACCT FARFLE TO BE PURGED? YES
:
PURGEACCT FARFLE;ONVS=TIME_LORD
ACCT FARFLE TO BE PURGED? YES
:
The first command informs the system volume set of the purge; the second
informs the mountable volume set.
Related Information
Commands PURGEGROUP, PURGEUSER
Manuals None