Deleting a system file – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 10: File System

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Section II: Advanced Operations

Deleting a System File

To delete a system file, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.

The System Administration menu is shown Figure 4 on page 46.

2. From the System Administration menu, type 9 to select System

Utilities.

The System Utilities menu is shown in Figure 7 on page 53.

3. From the System Utilities menu, type 1 to select File Operations.

The File Operations menu is shown in Figure 56 on page 184.

4. From the File Operations menu, type 6 to select Delete File.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter file name to be deleted:

Note

Files with the extension UKF are encryption key pairs. These files
cannot be copied, renamed, or deleted from the file system. To
delete a key pair from the switch, refer to “Deleting an Encryption
Key” on page 709.

5. Enter the name of the file you want to delete. If the file is located on a

compact flash card, precede the filename with “cflash:”

The following prompt is displayed:

Please wait...
Press any key ...

6. Press any key to return to the File Operations menu.

Note

Deleting the boot configuration file that is acting as the active boot
configuration file causes the switch to use its default settings the
next time you reboot or power cycle the switch, unless you select
another active boot configuration file. For instructions on how to
change the active boot configuration file, see “Setting the Active
Boot Configuration File” on page 186.

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