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PURGEACCT
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
PURGEACCT acctname
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?
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:
1. users
2. volume set definitions
3. files
4. groups
5. the account
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CAUTION It is not advisable to purge the SYS account because you
can destroy critical files by doing so.
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Examples
* To remove an account named EXCESS, enter:
:PURGEACCT EXCESS
ACCT EXCESS TO BE PURGED? (YES/NO)YES
:
Related Commands
LISTACCT
NEWACCT
PURGEGROUP
PURGEUSER