Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Manage Active Directory Domain Services Data - Delete User Object

Delete User Object by Using the Windows Interface

To delete user objects by using the Windows interface, perform the following steps:

Delete User Object by Using the Command Line

To delete user objects 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=John Doe,CN=Users,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" (where "CN=John Doe,CN=Users,DC=WS08DOMAIN01,DC=local" is the distinguished name of the user object you want to delete).
4.	Type Y to confirm the deletion and press Enter. Tip For a full list of dsrm parameters, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731865.aspx.
5.	Verify that the results of the dsrm command entered above returns dsrm succeeded, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Deleting the user object using the command line.