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The PURGEACCT command
removes an entire account and its groups and users from the system
directory.
The command removes every user not currently logged on and
every group or file or both not in use. If a group is in use, the account
cannot be purged. Syntax | |
Parameters | |
- acctname
Specifies the
name of the account to be deleted. This name must contain from one to
eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.
Operation Notes | |
Usage You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break
mode. Pressing Break does not affect this command. You must have system manager (SM) capability to enter this command. When to purge an account To completely purge an account, you must enter
PURGEACCT when the account is inactive.
If you enter the command while the account is in use, the account
remains on the system and active users, groups, and files are not purged
from the account. Purge verification
When you enter PURGEACCT during a session,
the system displays the following verification prompt to ensure that
you do not accidentally purge the wrong account:
ACCT acctname TO BE PURGED?
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No verification message is printed when you include the
PURGEACCT command within a job. Order of purged elements
Account elements are purged in the following order: users
volume set definitions
files
groups
the account
| | | |  | CAUTION: It is not advisable to purge the SYS account because you can destroy
critical files by doing so. | | | | |
Examples | |
To remove an account named EXCESS, enter:
:PURGEACCT EXCESS
ACCT EXCESS TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)YES
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Related Commands | |
LISTACCT
NEWACCT
PURGEGROUP
PURGEUSER
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