This topic describes how to manually delete a profile.
Before you begin
Before using the manual procedure to remove a profile, try the wasprofile command with the -delete option. For example, issue one of the following commands:
./wasprofile.sh -delete -profileName profile_name | -profilePath profile_path
wasprofile.bat -delete -profileName profile_name | -profilePath profile_path
See wasprofile command.
If the command does not work, use this procedure to delete the profile.
Why and when to perform this task
INSTCONFFAILED: Cannot delete profile
Steps for this task
<profile isDefault="true" name="BadProfile" path="E:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\BadProfile" template="E:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profileTemplates\default"/>
If the files are identical, delete the install_root/ properties/ fsdb/ _was_profile_default directory and the install_root/ properties/ fsdb/ bad_profile_name.sh file.
If the files are not identical, delete only the install_root/ properties/ fsdb/ bad_profile_name.sh file.
If the files are identical, delete the install_root\ properties\ fsdb\ _was_profile_default directory and the install_root\ properties\ fsdb\ bad_profile_name.bat file.
If the files are not identical, delete only the install_root\ properties\ fsdb\ bad_profile_name.bat file.
What to do next
See the description of the wasprofile command to learn more about the command-line method of working with profiles.
See Using the Profile creation wizard for more information about creating profiles with the Profile creation wizard.
Related information
wasprofile command