How Do I Drop a Db2 Instance in Linux?

A non-root-installed instance cannot be dropped on Linux and UNIX operating systems. To remove this Db2 instance, the only option available to the user is to uninstall the non-root copy of Db2 by running db2_deinstall -a.

How do you stop a DB2 instance in Linux?

To stop DB2 on your system, you must do the following:

1. Attach to an instance of the database. …
2. Display all applications and users that are connected to the specific database that you want to stop. …
3. Force all applications and users off the database. …
4. Stop the DB2 instance by typing the command: db2stop.

How do I drop a database in IBM DB2?

Procedure

1. To drop a database by using the command line, enter: DROP DATABASE name.
2. To drop a database from a client application, call the sqledrpd API.
3. To drop a database at a specified database partition server, call the sqledpan API.