I would bring up the default map and do a Map SAVEas using the name of the 
missing map.  Then you should be able to delete it.

Paul


At 02:52 PM 1/14/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Have you tried just creating that directory?
>
>Cordially,
>
>Leslie A. Clark
>IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
>Detroit
>
>
>"Carlos F. Molina Garcia" <cfmolina AT iies DOT es>@tkg.com on 01/14/2001 
>12:37:40
>PM
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>Subject:  [NV-L] How to remove map ?
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>
>Hi All
>
>This is the Problem Description:
>  A customer  created a map and then he removed the directory associated in
>  /usr/OV/databases/openview/mapdb/<MAP_NAME>
>When we try to remove the map from Netview, a popup  indicates that a file
>in the path is not found.
>The command mapadmin -f <MAP_NAME> returns  the same error.
>Does anybody know how can I delete this map. Is it  possible to copy the
>files from default map to the removed directory ?
>What files are necesary?
>
>Thanks in advanced
>
>Carlos Molina
>
>
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