Delete objects from active directory.
Syntax
DSRM ObjectDN [-subtree [-exclude]] [-noprompt]
[{-s Server | -d Domain}] [-u UserName] [-p {Password | *}]
[-c] [-q] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}]
Key
ObjectDN Distinguished name of the group that you want to remove.
If omitted will be taken from standard input (stdin)
-subtree Delete the object and all objects contained in its subtree.
-exclude Delete all objects contained in the subtree, but not the object itself.
-noprompt Do not prompt to confirm deletion.
-s Server Connect to a remote server/domain, default=%logonserver% domain controller.
-c Continue with the next object after any error (when you specify multiple target objects)
by default dsrm will exit when the first error occurs.
-q Quiet, suppress all output
-uc Unicode format
-uco Unicode format for output only
-uci Unicode format for input only
Examples
Remove all objects under the OU AcmeCo, but leave the OU intact:
C:\> dsrm -subtree -exclude -noprompt -c "OU=AcmeCo,DC=ss64,DC=Com"
Find all the computer objects that have been inactive in AD for the last 52 weeks and remove them:
C:\> dsquery computer -inactive 52 | dsrm -noprompt
“If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it” ~ President Lyndon B. Johnson
Related:
DSAdd - Add object.
DSMod - Modify object.
DSGet - Display object.
DSMove - Move object.
DSQuery - Search for objects.
OldCmp - Joeware utility for safely removing User and Computer accounts.
Equivalent bash commands (Linux): groupdel/userdel - Delete user/group.