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Update sysadmin guide about removal of organizations and group
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kowh-ai committed Jan 23, 2024
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Fix an old remainder in the documentation about permanent deletion of organizations and groups
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.. image:: /images/move_dataset_between_organizations.jpg

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Permanently deleting datasets
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Permanently deleting datasets, organizations and groups
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A dataset which has been deleted is not permanently removed from CKAN; it is
simply marked as 'deleted' and will no longer show up in search, etc. The
dataset's URL cannot be re-used for a new dataset.
A dataset, organization or group which has been deleted is not permanently
removed from CKAN; it is simply marked as 'deleted' and will no longer
show up in search, etc. The assigned URL cannot be re-used for a new entity.

To permanently delete ("purge") a dataset:
To permanently delete ("purge") an entity:

* Navigate to the dataset's "Edit" page, and delete it.
* Visit ``http://<my-ckan-url>/ckan-admin/trash/``.

This page shows all deleted datasets and allows you to delete them permanently.
This page shows all deleted datasets, organizations and groups and allows you to delete them permanently.

.. warning::

This operation cannot be reversed!

.. note::

At present, it is not possible to purge organizations or groups using the
web UI. This can only be done with access to the server, by directly deleting
them from CKAN's database.

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Managing users
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