Remove-DSUser

Delete a user.

Remove-DSUser -UserID <guid> [-AsLegacyResponse] [<CommonParameters>]

Delete a user specified by the ID attribute. The deleted user can be restored from the web UI or from Restore-DSDeletedUser.

PS C:\> Remove-DSUser -UserID '3c5d7e8f-9a1b-4c2d-8e3f-4a5b6c7d8e9f'

Soft-delete a user (can be restored later)

PS C:\> Remove-DSUser -UserID $userId
PS C:\> Remove-DSDeletedUser -ID $userId

Permanently delete a user (cannot be undone). Must soft-delete first, then hard-delete.

In versions prior to 2024.2, many DS cmdlets returned a ServerResponse object. Enabling this backward compatibility switch allows scripts developed for earlier versions to function correctly.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

ID of the user to delete.

Type: System.Guid
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases:
- CandidUserId
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

For more information, type "Get-Help Remove-DSUser -detailed". For technical information, type "Get-Help Remove-DSUser -full".