Delete person in Domino Directory

Triggered by: Choosing Actions - Delete Person in the Domino Directory (or clicking Delete Person) and choosing to delay deletion of the name from the Domino Directory. You can also trigger this action by choosing Delete Person when viewing a Person document with the Web Administrator.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: The Administration Process removes the name from the Domino Directory, except from other people's Person documents, and posts the "Delete in Person documents" request. If you have created a "termination" group and set up the administration process to add deleted users to that group, the name is added to the "Terminations" group.

Triggered by: Completion of a "Delete in Domino Directory" request.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: According to the "Execute once a day requests at" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: The Administration Process removes the name from other people's Person documents in the Domino Directory.

Triggered by: Choosing to immediately delete all occurrences of the name from the Domino Directory when initiating the Delete action or the completion of a "Delete in Domino Directory" request (if you chose to delay deletion of the name from the Domino Directory).

Carried out on: Each server in the domain.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: Each server in the domain deletes the name from the ACLs of databases for which it is an administration server. In Domino 6 only, deletes the name from shared folders, views, agents and forms.

Triggered by: Completion of a "Delete in Access Control List" request on the administration server.

Carried out on: Each server in the domain.

Carried out: According to the "Delayed Request Settings" on the Server Tasks -- Administration Process tab in the Server document.

Result: Each server in the domain deletes the name from the shared design elements of databases for which it is an administration server. Private design elements are not deleted.

Triggered by: Completion of a "Delete in Access Control List" request on the administration server for the Domino Directory (if you chose to immediately delete occurrences of the name from the Domino Directory) or completion of a "Delete in Person documents" request (if you chose to delay deletion of the name from the Domino Directory).

Carried out on: Each server in the domain.

Carried out: According to the "Delayed Request" settings for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: Each server in the domain deletes the name from Reader / Author fields of databases for which it is an administration server and that have the advanced ACL option "Modify all Reader / Author fields" selected. The server scans the databases for shared agents signed by the deleted person and for Private Design Elements (folders, views, agents) signed by the deleted person. Shared agents found are reported in the request's Response document. If Private Design Elements are found an "Approve deletion of Private Design Elements" administration request is posted.

Triggered by: Successful completion of the Delete in Access Control List request.

Carried out: According to the "Execute once a day requests at" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Carried out on: All servers in the domain.

Result: Each server in the domain examines every database on the server and removes the person's name in any unread lists.

Triggered by: Completion of the "Delete in Access Control List" request on the administration server for the Domino Directory (if you chose to immediately delete all occurrences of the name) or completion of the "Delete in Domino Directory" request (if you chose to delay deleting the name from the Domino Directory). You must also have specified to delete the mail file in which you chose to delete the person.

Carried out on: The deleted person's home server.

Carried out: Immediately

Result: The person's home server creates an "Approve file deletion" request which provides information about the mail file. This appears in the Pending Administrator Approval view of the Administration Requests database.

Triggered by: Completion of the "Get file information for deletion" request.

Carried out on: The server on which you approve the request.

Carried out: When you manually approve or reject the request.

Result: If you approve the request, the Administration Process creates a "Request file deletion" request.

Triggered by: Approving the "Approve file deletion" request.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: Immediately

Result: Posts a "Delete mail file" request.

Triggered by: Completion of a "Request file deletion" request.

Carried out on: The deleted person's home server.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting for the Administration Process in the Server document.

Result: The Administration Process verifies that the administrator who approved the deletion has at least Author with Delete documents access to the Domino Directory. Then the Administration Process deletes the file.

Triggered by: Completion of a "Delete in Readers/Authors field" request and locating Private Design Elements signed by the deleted person in databases on that server.

Carried out on: Any server in the domain.

Carried out: According to the administrator's discretion.

Result: The deletion is approved and the "Request to delete Private Design Elements" administration request is posted.

Triggered by: The administrator's approval of the "Approve deletion of Private Design Elements" administration request.

Carried out on: The administration server for the Domino Directory.

Carried out: Immediately

Result: Posts the "Delete Private Design Elements" administration request.

Triggered by: Completion of the "Request to delete Private Design Elements" administration request.

Carried out on: The server containing the database with the Private Design Elements.

Carried out: According to the "Interval" setting in the Administration Process section of the Server document.

Result: Private Design Elements signed by the deleted person are removed from the databases.

Timing for deleting user names

Request	Timing
Delete person in Domino Directory	Interval
Delete in Person Documents	Execute once a day requests at
Delete in Access Control List	Interval
Delete in Reader / Author Fields	Start executing on Start executing at
Get File Information for Deletion	Immediate
Approve File Deletion	Requires administrator approval in Administration Requests database
Request File Deletion	Immediate
Delete Mail File	Interval
Approve deletion of Private Design Elements	Required administrator's approval.
Request to delete Private Design Elements	Immediate
Delete Private Design Elements	Interval

Related topics

Deleting a user
Delete person -- cross domain administration request
Administration process requests

Glossary