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Clarify whether deleting a prefix deletes its children #631

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opened 2025-12-29 16:24:05 +01:00 by adam · 0 comments
adam commented 2025-12-29 16:24:05 +01:00
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Originally created by @candlerb on GitHub (Jan 16, 2017).

When I deleted a prefix, I wasn't sure whether it would delete child prefixes and child IP addresses or not. I was hoping it wouldn't, and relieved to find that was the case :-)

(Aside: what I was actually doing was turning a top-level container prefix into an aggregate)

To make this clear, I propose either:

  1. Add some text to the delete confirmation page for Prefix, noting that child prefixes/addresses are not automatically deleted. (Might be worth doing this for Aggregate too); or

  2. Add a new feature which lets you recursively delete child prefixes and addresses. Then, by not ticking this box, it's clear that you're only deleting the outer one. (Such a recursive delete would of course be highly dangerous, but may be useful)

Originally created by @candlerb on GitHub (Jan 16, 2017). When I deleted a prefix, I wasn't sure whether it would delete child prefixes and child IP addresses or not. I was hoping it wouldn't, and relieved to find that was the case :-) *(Aside: what I was actually doing was turning a top-level container prefix into an aggregate)* To make this clear, I propose either: 1. Add some text to the delete confirmation page for Prefix, noting that child prefixes/addresses are *not* automatically deleted. (Might be worth doing this for Aggregate too); or 2. Add a new feature which lets you recursively delete child prefixes and addresses. Then, by not ticking this box, it's clear that you're only deleting the outer one. (Such a recursive delete would of course be highly dangerous, but may be useful)
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Reference: starred/netbox#631
Delete Branch "%!s()"

Deleting a branch is permanent. Although the deleted branch may continue to exist for a short time before it actually gets removed, it CANNOT be undone in most cases. Continue?