Before deleting a shared mail database, unlink all mail files from it. Unlinking mail files from a shared mail database places a complete copy of each message in the shared mail database in all of the mail files listed in the message's object store link. If you delete a shared mail database that is still linked to users' mail files, those users lose access to message bodies contained in the database.

Note Before you unlink a shared mail database, verify the number and size of the messages shared in it to determine if you have enough disk space available to store complete copies of the shared messages in each recipient's mail files.

To delete a shared mail database

1. Enter this command at the console to generate shared mail statistics that indicate which mail files have links to the object store:

Load Object Info -Full OBJECTSTORE

where OBJECTSTORE is the complete path to a shared mail directory or a single shared mail database.

3. Enter this command at the console:

Load Object Unlink SHARED.NSF

where SHARED.NSF is the name of the shared mail database. This unlinks the shared mail database from all mail files, so that the messages it contained are restored as complete messages to user mail files.

See also

Managing a shared mail database

Glossary