Deleting an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group - Amazon Directory Service
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Deleting an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group

Use the following procedure to delete an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group with user and group management or Amazon Directory Service Data in either the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Amazon CLI, or Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

Important

When you delete a group, all information about the group is removed, including any permissions that group members inherit.

Before you begin either procedure, you need to complete the following:
Amazon Web Services Management Console

You can delete an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group in the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

To delete an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console
  1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/.

  2. 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.

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

  4. Choose Group. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region.

  5. Choose the group that you want to delete. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the Groups section. You're directed to the Group details screen.

  6. Choose Delete group. A dialog box appears where you can choose Confirm to delete the group.

Amazon CLI

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

To delete an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group with the Amazon CLI
  • Open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command, replacing the Directory ID and group name with your Amazon Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID and group name:

aws ds-data delete-group --directory-id d-1234567890 --sam-account-name "your-group-name"
Amazon Tools for PowerShell

The following describes how to format a request that deletes an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group with the Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

To delete an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group with the Amazon Tools for PowerShell
  • Open the Windows PowerShell, and run the following command, replacing the Directory ID and group name with your Amazon Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID and group name:

Remove-DSDGroup -DirectoryId d-1234567890 -SAMAccountName "your-group-name"