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The tarantella object delete command

Syntax

tarantella object delete { --name obj
                           [--children]
                         } | --file file

Description

Permanently deletes objects from the organizational hierarchy.

Argument Description
--name obj Specifies the TFN name of the object you want to delete.
--children When deleting organizational units, Active Directory containers or domain components, confirms that you want to delete the object and all objects that belong to it, recursively. As a safeguard, it is impossible to delete an organizational unit, Active Directory container or domain component without specifying --children.
--file file Specifies a file containing a batch of commands to delete objects.

Note Make sure you quote any object names containing spaces, for example ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance".

Examples

tarantella object delete \
  --name ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance/ou=Sales/cn=Violet Carson"

Removes the person object for Violet Carson. 

tarantella object delete \
  --name ".../_ens/o=Indigo Insurance/ou=Sales" \
  --children

Deletes the organizational unit Sales.

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