Deleting schema elements from the Schema database

If you use the Domino® LDAP Schema database (SCHEMA.NSF) to add an element to the schema, you can delete that element if it is no longer needed. After you delete an element, entries already in the directory with values for the deleted element remain, but LDAP add and modify operations can no longer specify the deleted element if schema-checking is enabled.

About this task

Deleting an object class does not delete the attributes defined for the object class. If you want to delete the attributes, you must do so separately.

Use this procedure to delete an attribute, object class, or syntax shown in the Extended Documents, Draft Documents, or Pending Documents view of the Schema database:

Procedure

  1. Make sure you have Manager access in the database ACL with the "Delete documents" privilege.
  2. Open the Schema database on the administration server for the Domino® Directory.
  3. Open the view that contains the schema element to be deleted.
  4. Delete the schema element.
  5. If you deleted a document from the Extended Documents view, on the administration server for the Domino® Directory restart the LDAP task, so the schema daemon loads the schema changes into memory:
    Restart Task LDAP
  6. If you deleted a document from the Extended Documents view and the LDAP service also runs on a subordinate server in the domain, after the Schema database changes replicate to the subordinate server, restart the LDAP task on the subordinate server:
    Restart Task LDAP