Failed to delete qtree: Error: "Qtree contains files. Use the "-force" parameter
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Qtree
Issue
- When trying to delete a qtree, the system asks to use the
-forceparameter:
Cluster1::> qtree delete -vserver <vServer> -qtree <qtree> -volume <volume>
ERROR qtree.delete.failed: Failed to delete qtree "<qtree>" in volume "<volume>" on
Vserver "<vServer>". Error: "Qtree contains files. Use the "-force" parameter to permanently delete all of the files and the qtree"
- But when deleting a qtree using
-forceparameter, the command does not work.
Cluster1::>set adv
Cluster1::*> qtree delete -vserver <vServer> -qtree <qtree> -volume <volume> -force
Warning: Deleting qtree
"<qtree>" in volume "<volume>" in Vserver "<vServer>" will delete all quota policy rules associated with the qtree. Do you
want to proceed? {y|n}: y
Warning: This will delete all files inside qtree "<qtree>" in volume "<volume>" in Vserver
"<vServer>" before removing the qtree. Do you want to proceed? {y|n}: y
[Job 12345] Job is queued: Delete qtree <qtree> in volume <volume> Vserver <vServer>.
Cluster1::*> job show -id 12345 -instance
Owning
Time Node Vserver Name Event Job ID
-------------- -------------- ---------- -------------------- --------- ------
01/15 09:31:10 Node vServer Qtree Delete Failed ID
Description: Delete qtree <qtree> in volume
<volume> Vserver <vServer>
Completion: Failed to delete qtree "<qtree>" in
volume "<volume>" on Vserver
"<vServer>". Reason: Qtree contains
files. Set the "force" parameter to "true"
to permanently delete all of the files and
the Qtree. The export policy "" has been
unassigned from the qtree and it now uses
the parent volume's export policy.