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delete-acl

asadmin-delete-acl(1AS) 					   User Commands					   asadmin-delete-acl(1AS)

NAME

       delete-acl  - removes the access control list file

SYNOPSIS

       delete-acl  --user  admin_user[--password  admin_password][--host localhost] [--port 4848][--passwordfile filename][--secure|-s][--instance
       instance_name] acl_ID

       Gets the access control lists associated with the named server instance..

OPTIONS

       --user		       administrative user associated for the instance.

       --password	       administrative password corresponding to the administrative user.

       --host		       host name of the machine hosting the administrative instance.

       --port		       administrative port number associated with the administrative host.

       --secure 	       indicates communication with the administrative instance in secured mode.

       --passwordfile	       file containing passwords appropriate for the command (e.g., administrative instance).

       --instance	       name of the instance.

OPERANDS

       acl_ID		       internal name for the ACL file listing. This ID is used in a virtual server element to define the ACL file used	by
			       the virtual server.

       Example 1: Using delete-acl

       asadmin> delete-acl --user admin --password adminadmin --host fuyako --port 7070 --instance server1 sampleACL
       Deleted ACL with id = sampleACL

       Where: sampleACL is the ACL that is deleted.

EXIT STATUS

       0		       command executed successfully

       1		       error in executing the command

INTERFACE EQUIVALENT

       Access Control List page

       asadmin-create-acl(1AS), asadmin-list-acl(1AS)

J2EE 1.4 SDK							    March 2004						   asadmin-delete-acl(1AS)

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