====== Deleting a mailbox on cyrus imap ======

To delete a mailbox on cyrus-imap you have to give permission. By default admin doesn’t have permission to delete a mailbox.\\

mysystem# cyradm -u cyrus localhost\\
Password:\\
localhost> lm\\
user.test (\HasChildren) user.john.Sent (\HasNoChildren)\\
user.test.Drafts (\HasNoChildren) user.john.Trash (\HasNoChildren)\\
user.test.Sent (\HasNoChildren) user.john (\HasChildren)\\
user.test.Trash (\HasNoChildren) user.john.Drafts (\HasNoChildren)\\
user.john (\HasChildren) user.test.Sent (\HasNoChildren)\\
user.john.Drafts (\HasNoChildren) user.test.Trash (\HasNoChildren)\\
localhost> dm user.john\\
deletemailbox: Permission denied\\
localhost>\\
localhost> lam user.john\\
john lrswipkxtecda\\
localhost> dm user.john\\
deletemailbox: Permission denied\\
localhost> sam user.john cyrus c\\
localhost> lam user.john\\
john lrswipkxtecda\\
cyrus kxc\\
localhost> dm user.test1\\
deletemailbox: Mailbox does not exist\\
localhost> dm user.john\\
localhost> lm\\
user.test (\HasChildren) user.sam (\HasChildren)\\
user.test.Drafts (\HasNoChildren) user.john.Drafts (\HasNoChildren)\\
user.test.Sent (\HasNoChildren) user.john.Sent (\HasNoChildren)\\
user.test.Trash (\HasNoChildren) user.john.Trash (\HasNoChildren)\\
localhost> quit\\
#mysystem\\

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