# Disabling an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user
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Use the following procedure to disable an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user with Amazon Directory Service Data in the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Amazon CLI, or Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

**Important**  
When you disable a user's account, the user loses any permissions to access their account and applications. 

**Before you begin, complete the following:**
+ [Creating your Amazon Managed Microsoft AD](ms_ad_getting_started.md#ms_ad_getting_started_create_directory).
+ Enable [user and group management for Directory Service Data](ms_ad_users_groups_mgmt_enable_disable.md). You can only enable this feature from the Primary Amazon Web Services Region for your directory. For more information, see [Primary vs additional Regions](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/multi-region-global-primary-additional.html).
+ You'll need the necessary IAM permissions to use Amazon Directory Service Data. To get started, you can use the [Amazon managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess) or [Amazon managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess). For more information, see [Amazon Directory Service API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](UsingWithDS_IAM_ResourcePermissions.md) and [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-use-aws-defined-policies).
+ [Creating an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user](ms_ad_create_user.md).

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#### [ Amazon Web Services Management Console ]

 You can disable an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account in the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

**To disable an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Users**. The tab shows a list of users in your directory. 

1.  Choose the user whose account you want to disable. You're directed to the **User details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Actions**. Then choose **Disable user account** and **Disable user account** again. 

**Note**  
 To re-enable your user's account, you must reset the user's password. For more information, see [Resetting and enabling an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user's password](ms_ad_reset_user_pswd.md). 

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#### [ Amazon CLI ]

 The following describes how to format a request that disables an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account with the Amazon Directory Service Data CLI.

**To disable an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account with the Amazon CLI**
+  Open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command with your Directory ID and username: 

```
aws ds-data disable-user --directory-id {{d-1234567890}} --sam-account-name "{{jane.doe}}"
```

For more information, see [`disable-user`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/ds-data/disable-user.html).

**Note**  
 To re-enable your user account, you must reset the user's password. For more information, see [Resetting and enabling an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user's password](ms_ad_reset_user_pswd.md).

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#### [ PowerShell ]

 The following describes how to format a request that disables an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account with Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

**To disable an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account with Amazon Tools for PowerShell**
+  Open PowerShell, and run the following command with your Directory ID and username: 

```
Disable-DSDUser -DirectoryId {{d-1234567890}} -SAMAccountName "{{jane.doe}}"
```

For more information, see [`Disable-DSDUser`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/powershell/latest/reference/items/Disable-DSDUser.html).

**Note**  
 To re-enable your user account, you must reset the user's password. For more information, see [Resetting and enabling an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user's password](ms_ad_reset_user_pswd.md).

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