dltmqinst (delete MQ installation)

Delete installation entries from mqinst.ini on UNIX and Linux systems.


Purpose

File mqinst.ini contains information about all IBM MQ installations on a system. For more information about mqinst.ini, see Installation configuration file, mqinst.ini.


Syntax

dltmqinst -pInstallationPath-nInstallationName-pInstallationPath-nInstallationName1-nInstallationName-pInstallationPath1 Notes:

  • 1 When specified together, the installation name and installation path must refer to the same installation.


Parameters

    -n InstallationName
    The name of the installation.

    -p InstallationPath
    The installation path is the location where IBM MQ is installed.


Return codes

Return code Description
0 Entry deleted without error
5 Entry still active
36 Invalid arguments supplied
44 Entry does not exist
59 Invalid installation specified
71 Unexpected error
89 ini file error
96 Could not lock ini file
98 Insufficient authority to access ini file
131 Resource problem


Example

  1. This command deletes an entry with an installation name of myInstallation, and an installation path of /opt/myInstallation: 
    dltmqinst -n MyInstallation -p /opt/myInstallation

Note: We can only use the dltmqinst command on another installation from the one it runs from. If you only have one IBM MQ installation, the command will not work.