# Curator delete command

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-delete-command/38311>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 4, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-delete-command/38311 "2016-01-04T12:49:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ushadatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/edb3f5/32.png) [@ushadatt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ushadatt)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-delete-command/38311/1 "2016-01-04T12:49:29Z")

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How can I know which command is being used in Curator to delete indexes.  
Suppose User A has deleted indexes using a command rule of deleting after every 30 days. How will User B know what commands are being used by User A??

Thanks,  
Usha

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**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-delete-command/38311/2 "2016-01-04T13:22:52Z")

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There is no way for this to be the case, at least not directly. User B may run `show` commands to see which indices are present, but would only be able to guess or infer what commands were used.

This is why it's best practices to have one client run curator commands.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curator-delete-command/38311/3 "2017-07-05T23:27:19Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:27pm UTC