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Operating Systems AIX How to REMOVE USER that display error --> "Name is too long" Post 76322 by mgonzal on Monday 27th of June 2005 04:44:03 PM
Old 06-27-2005
Error How to REMOVE USER that display error --> "Name is too long"

I wish to remove a user from the system... but an error occurr...

I try to remove via SMITTY and try to remove via command line with

rmuser -p (name of user)

and does not works.... The system display that the "Name is too long"

There another way to remove a user... or rename the username with new short username. Smilie

Thanks anticipated for your responses! Smilie
 

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DROP USER 
MAPPING(7) SQL Commands DROP USER MAPPING(7) NAME
DROP USER MAPPING - remove a user mapping for a foreign server SYNOPSIS
DROP USER MAPPING [ IF EXISTS ] FOR { username | USER | CURRENT_USER | PUBLIC } SERVER servername DESCRIPTION
DROP USER MAPPING removes an existing user mapping from foreign server. The owner of a foreign server can drop user mappings for that server for any user. Also, a user can drop a user mapping for his own user name if USAGE privilege on the server has been granted to the user. PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the user mapping does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. username User name of the mapping. CURRENT_USER and USER match the name of the current user. PUBLIC is used to match all present and future user names in the system. servername Server name of the user mapping. EXAMPLES
Drop a user mapping bob, server foo if it exists: DROP USER MAPPING IF EXISTS FOR bob SERVER foo; COMPATIBILITY
DROP USER MAPPING conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). The IF EXISTS clause is a PostgreSQL extension. SEE ALSO
CREATE USER MAPPING [create_user_mapping(7)], ALTER USER MAPPING [alter_user_mapping(7)] SQL - Language Statements 2010-05-14 DROP USER MAPPING(7)
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