[Kolab-devel] [issue588] cannot delete shared folders

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Thursday 06 January 2005 12:59, Hamish wrote:
> Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> > On Wednesday 05 January 2005 16:41, Hamish wrote:
> >>Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> >>>New submission from Bernhard Reiter <bernhard at intevation.de>:
> >>>
> >>>server 2.0 beta1:
> >>>Tried to delete a shared folder, it fails:
> >>>with error message like:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>shared folder named "test"
> >>>LDAP Error: Could not mark cn=test,dc=test,dc=hq for deletion:
> >>>
> >>>shared folder named "another one"
> >>>LDAP Error: Could not mark cn=simpleshared folder,dc=test,dc=hq for
> >>>deletion:
> >>
> >>I am running into this same problem. What are the steps to manually
> >>remove shared folders?
> >
> > Without testing:
> >
> > Remove the ldap object
> > and remove the imap folder with cyradm.
>
> This worked fine, I deleted the LDAP object with gq and the folder with
> cyradm. I see there is a kolabDeleteFlag on most objects - is this a
> sort of "safety net"?

No, this marks object for deletion.
When all servers have deleted them, the object should be deleted
completely. You did see that in the schema, didn't you?