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 ====== Troubleshooter: Deleting Volumes ====== ====== Troubleshooter: Deleting Volumes ======
  
-The purpose of this troubleshooter is to diagnose why volumes in TapeTrack can not be deleted.+The purpose of this troubleshooter is to diagnose why volumes in TapeTrack cannot be deleted.
  
 To diagnose why you cannot delete volumes, select the error presented: To diagnose why you cannot delete volumes, select the error presented:
  
---> Security does not allow this operation +===== Security Does Not Allow This Operation =====
-The error **Security does not allow this operation** indicates your user ID does not have sufficient access rights to delete volumes from TapeTrack.+
  
-{{:troubleshooting:troubleshooting_repository_not_allow_deletes_access.png}}+The error ''Security does not allow this operation'' indicates your [[object:user|User-ID]] does not have sufficient access rights to delete volumes from TapeTrack.
  
-To remove volumes from TapeTrack you will need to either: 
-  * Have you administrator [[master:user#Access|raise your access]] to include **Alter** rights. 
-  * Have a user with **Alter** rights remove the volumes for you. 
  
-{{:troubleshooting:troubleshooting_user_alter.png}}+To delete [[object:volume|Volumes]] from TapeTrack you will need to either: 
 +  * Have you Administrator [[master:user#Access|raise your access]] to include ''Alter'' rights. 
 +  * Have a user with ''Alter'' rights remove the [[object:volume|Volumes]] for you.
  
-<-- 
  
---> Actual Repository does not allow volume delete +===== Actual Repository Does Not Allow Volume Deletes =====
-The error **Actual Repository does not allow volume delete** indicates that the repository option **Allow deletes** is set to false.  This option is set to false by default to limit the ability of accidental deletion of volumes.+
  
-{{:troubleshooting:troubleshooting_repository_not_allow_deletes.png}}+The error ''Actual Repository does not allow volume delete'' indicates that the ''[[options:repository:allow_deletes|Repository Option Allow deletes]]'' is set to false.  This option is set to false by default to limit the ability of accidental deletion of [[object:volume|Volumes]].
  
-<note tip>It is best practice to keep **Allow Deletes** set to ''False'' unless in the actual process of deleting volumes.  This keep a safe guard on accidental deletion during normal operation.</note> 
  
-To enable volume deletion: +<note tip>It is best practice to keep ''[[options:repository:allow_deletes|Repository Option Allow deletes]]'' set to ''False'' unless in the actual process of deleting [[object:volume|Volumes]].  This keeps a safeguard on accidental deletion during normal operation.</note> 
-  * Right click required repository and select ''Properties'' or double-click repository.+ 
 +To enable [[object:volume|Volumes]] deletion: 
 +  * Right click required [[object:repository|Repository]] and select ''Properties'' or double-click repository.
   * Select ''Options'' tab.   * Select ''Options'' tab.
-  * Set **Allow Deletes** to ''True'' for the required repository.+  * Set ''[[options:repository:allow_deletes|Allow Deletes]]'' to ''True'' for the required [[object:repository|Repository]].
   * Click ''Save'' to confirm alterations.   * Click ''Save'' to confirm alterations.
  
-{{:troubleshooting:troubleshooting_repository_allow_deletes.png}} 
  
-<--+ 
  
  
  
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