PURGEGROUP

The PURGEGROUP command enables a system administrator or accoun t manager to remove a group from an accoun t. The command automatically remo ves all ￿les that belong to the group that is being purged.

Syntax

PURGEGROUP groupname2 .acctname 3

Parameters

groupname Speci￿es the name of the group in the logon accoun t to be removed. This name must contain from one to eigh t alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.

acctname Speci￿es the account where the group is located. System manager (SM) capabilit y is required to use this parameter.

Operation Notes

Usage

You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break mode. Pressing 4Break5 does not a￿ect this command.

You must have system manager (SM) or accoun t manager (AM) capability to enter this command.

When to purge a group

To completely purge a group, y ou must enter PURGEGROUP when the group and its ￿les are inactive; otherwise, the group remains on the system and only inactive ￿les are purged.

Purge veri￿cation

When you enter PURGEGROUP during a session, the system displa ys the following veri￿cation prompt to ensure that y ou do not accidentally purge the wrong group:

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