Remove-AzureAccount
Deletes an Azure account from Windows PowerShell.
Note
The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.
The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Remove-AzureAccount
-Name <String>
[-Force]
[-PassThru]
[-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Remove-AzureAccount cmdlet deletes an Azure account and its subscriptions from the subscription data file in your roaming user profile. It does not delete the account from Microsoft Azure, or change the actual account in any way.
Using this cmdlet is a lot like logging out of your Azure account. And, if you want to log into the account again, use the Add-AzureAccount or Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile to add the account to Windows PowerShell again.
You can also use Remove-AzureAccount cmdlet to change the way the Azure PowerShell cmdlets sign into your Azure account. If your account has both a management certificate from Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile and an access token from Add-AzureAccount, the Azure PowerShell cmdlets use only the access token; they ignore the management certificate. To use the management certificate, run Remove-AzureAccount. When Remove-AzureAccount finds both a management certificate and an access token, it deletes only the access token, instead of deleting the account. The management certificate is still there, so account is still available to Windows PowerShell.
This topic describes the cmdlet in the 0.8.10 version of the Microsoft Azure PowerShell module.
To get the version of the module you're using, in the Azure PowerShell console, type (Get-Module -Name Azure).Version.
Examples
Example 1: Remove an account
PS C:\> Remove-AzureAccount -Name admin@contoso.com
This command removes the admin@contoso.com from your subscription data file. When the command completes, the account is no longer available to Windows PowerShell.
Parameters
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | cf |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Force
Suppresses the confirmation prompt. By default, Remove-AzureAccount prompts you before removing the account from Windows PowerShell.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the account to remove. The parameter value is case-sensitive. Wildcard characters are not supported.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-PassThru
Returns $True if the command succeeds and $False if it fails. By default, this cmdlet does not return any output.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Profile
Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.
Parameter properties
| Type: | AzureSMProfile |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | wi |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
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.
Inputs
None
You can pipe input to this cmdlet by property name, but not by value.
Outputs
None or System.Boolean
If you use the PassThru parameter, this cmdlet returns a Boolean value. Otherwise, it does not return any output.