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

Use the following procedure to delete 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 delete a user's account from a directory, all information about the user is removed, including any permissions the user has to access their account and applications.

Before you begin, complete the following:
Amazon Web Services Management Console

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

To delete 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/.

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

  5. Choose the user whose account you want to delete. To find a user, enter the user logon name in the search box under the Users section. You're directed to the User details screen.

  6. Choose Actions. Then choose Delete user account and Delete user account again.

Amazon CLI

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

To delete an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user account with Amazon CLI

  • Open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command with your Directory ID and username: 

aws ds-data delete-user --directory-id d-1234567890 --sam-account-name "jane.doe"

For more information, see delete-user.

PowerShell

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

To delete 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: 

Remove-DSDUser -DirectoryId d-1234567890 -SAMAccountName "jane.doe"

For more information, see Remove-DSDUser.