Deleting a user profile

You can delete user profiles from the content store.

When deleting a user in your authentication provider, you may first want to delete the user profile from the content store so that it no longer uses storage space.

You should delete the user profile from IBM® Cognos® software before deleting the user in the associated namespace. After the user is deleted, the user information no longer appears in IBM Cognos software and you cannot manage the user profile in IBM Cognos Administration.

If the user account was already deleted from the associated namespace, you can use content store maintenance Content store maintenance tasks to find, and optionally remove, all associated user account information from IBM Cognos software.

If a user with a deleted user profile logs on, an account is created using defaults. If a user is logged on while the associated user profile is being deleted, the user's passport expires and the logon page appears.

Before you delete a user profile, you may want to view its contents View or Change a User Profile to ensure that you are not deleting anything important.

You can work only with profiles of users who logged on at least once. When users log on, a date is displayed in the Modified column and the user name changes into a link.

Before you begin

To delete a user profile, you must have write permissions for the parent object.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Security tab, click Users, Groups, and Roles.
  2. Click the namespace that contains the user.
  3. Find the user whose user profile you want to delete. You can use the Search feature to find a user Searching for entries using name, description, and name or description.
  4. In the Actions column, click More.
  5. Click Delete this user's profile.
  6. Click OK.
Parent topic: Managing User Profiles