Powershell script. Remove all the local admin users from a CSV

Question

I have a CSV file with all users I want to delete from the administrator local group. So for instance, in one workstation, in the local administrator group has three users (Jose, Mary, Anna) and in the CSV file has Jose and Mary, in the local administrator group after launching the script should be only Anna. I hope I explain properly

I've done this script in PowerShell, but doesn't work.

Import-Csv -path "C:\Temp\Files\Users.csv" | ForEach-Object {Remove-localgroupmember -Identity "Administrators" -Members $_.'Account' -Confirm:$false}

Please anybody helps me??

Answer 1

Hi @FUENTES Jose ,

thanks for the feedback.

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Yes, I'm running the script locally on the computer where the users are in the local admin group?

Answer 3

CSV content

Answer 4

S C:\WINDOWS\system32> Import-Csv -path "C:\Temp\Files\Users.csv" | ForEach-Object {Remove-localgroupmember -Identity "Administrators" -Members $_.'Account' -Confirm:$false}
Remove-LocalGroupMember : No se encuentra ningún parámetro que coincida con el nombre del parámetro 'Identity'.
En línea: 1 Carácter: 86

• ... sers.csv" | ForEach-Object {Remove-localgroupmember -Identity "Admini ...
• ~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-LocalGroupMember], ParameterBindingException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveLocalGroupMemberCommand

Remove-LocalGroupMember : No se encuentra ningún parámetro que coincida con el nombre del parámetro 'Identity'.
En línea: 1 Carácter: 86

• ... sers.csv" | ForEach-Object {Remove-localgroupmember -Identity "Admini ...
• ~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-LocalGroupMember], ParameterBindingException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveLocalGroupMemberCommand

Answer 5

Hi @FUENTES Jose ,

what does "but doesn't work" means?

• Any error messages?
• The users are still in the "local Admin" group?

You are running the script locally on the computer where the users are in the local admin group?
Maybe you could post the content of the CSV file (just an example).

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten