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Managed Active Directory::DeleteUser

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The DeleteUser procedure deletes a user account.

Important

If you used the CreateMailbox procedure of the Managed Exchange namespace to create a mailbox for a user, that mailbox is not automatically deleted by deleting the user account. Delete the mailbox before deleting the user account.

Arguments

Input Arguments Required Description

<user>

Yes

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) path of the user that you want to delete.

<preferredDomainController>

No

The domain controller that you want to use for this request. Using a single preferred domain controller eliminates replication delays that arise between multiple controllers.

Remarks

Security

  • Impersonate Caller.

Sample Code

Example XML Request

<request> 
  <procedure> 
    <execute namespace="Managed Active Directory" procedure="DeleteUser" impersonate="1"> 
      <executeData> 
        <user>LDAP://CN=myUser1,CN=Users,DC=contoso,DC=com</user> 
        <preferredDomainController>myPrimaryDC.contoso.com 
        </preferredDomainController> 
      </executeData> 
    </execute> 
  </procedure> 
</request>

Applies To

Managed Active Directory Namespace APIManaged Active Directory Namespace API for:

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.5

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.0

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 3.5

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 3.0

  • Windows-based Hosting version 4.5

  • Windows-based Hosting version 4.0

  • Windows-based Hosting version 3.5

  • Windows-based Hosting for Applications version 1.0

See also

Tasks

Managed Active Directory::CreateUser