WAS v8.5 > Set up the application serving environment > Manage profiles

Delete profiles

We can delete a profile using the manageprofiles command. If the command fails, we can delete the profile using operating system commands.

Before you delete a profile, stop its application server to ensure the application server can be deleted.

We cannot delete a profile using the Profile Management Tool.

The following example attempts to delete a profile using the manageprofiles command, and then using operating system commands.

1. Issue the manageprofiles command to delete a profile.

   Substitute your profile name for the profile_name value in the following commands.

   

   ./manageprofiles.sh -delete 
                   -profileName profile_name

   

   manageprofiles.bat -delete 
                  -profileName profile_name

   If the command is successful, we have completed the task and can skip the remaining steps. If the command is partially successful or unsuccessful, proceed to the next step to delete the profile manually. If you receive the INSTCONFFAILED: Cannot delete profile. message, the command was unsuccessful. If the deletion is partially successful, you could receive message information similar to the following wording:

   INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS: The profiles no longer exist, but errors occurred. 
   For more information, consult 
   app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/deleteAll.log.

   or

   The current user does not have sufficient permissions to detect or 
   remove services. If a service does exist, then an administrative or root user has 
   to remove it. If a service does not exist, then no further action is 
   required.

2. Issue operating system commands to delete the profile directory.
3. Issue the following command to remove references in the registry to deleted profiles:

   

   ./manageprofiles.sh -validateAndUpdateRegistry
   
   manageprofiles.bat -validateAndUpdateRegistry
   Editing of the registry is not recommended.

Results

You have now deleted a profile.

We can delete other profiles using this procedure, or create other profiles using the manageprofiles command or the Profile Management Tool.

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