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Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Delete a Computer Object

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Delete a Computer Object by Using the Windows Interface

To delete a computer object by using the Windows interface, perform the following steps:

1.
Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.

2.
Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

3.
In the details pane, right-click the computer object you want to delete and click Delete.

4.
On the confirmation screen to delete the computer object, shown in Figure 1, click Yes.

Figure 1. The confirmation to delete a computer account.



Delete a Computer Object by Using the Command Line

To delete a computer object by using the command line, perform the following steps:

1.
Log on to a domain controller.

2.
Click Start, and click Command Prompt.

3.
In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:

Dsrm "CN=Client01,CN=Computers,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=LOCAL"

(where "CN=Client01,CN=Computers,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" is the distinguished name of the computer object you want to delete).

4.
Enter Y to confirm the deletion and press Enter.

5.
Verify that the results of the dsrm command entered above returns dsrm succeeded, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Deleting a computer object using the command line.

Tip

For a full list of dsrm computer parameters, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731865.aspx.


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