netdom remove

The netdom remove command removes a workstation or server from a domain. It's available if you have the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) server role installed. It's also available if you install the AD DS tools that are part of the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). For more information, see How to Administer Microsoft Windows Client and Server Computers Locally and Remotely.

To use netdom remove, you must run the command from an elevated command prompt.

Syntax

netdom remove machine [/Domain:domain] [/UserD:user]
                      [/PasswordD:[password | *]]
                      [/UserO:user] [/PasswordO:[password | *]]
                      [/Reboot[:Time in seconds]] [/Force]
                      [/SecurePasswordPrompt]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
<machine>	Specifies the name of the computer that you want to remove.
/domain:<Domain>	Specifies the domain from which you want to remove the computer. If not specified, netdom remove uses the domain that the current computer belongs to.
/userd:<User>	Specifies the user account that makes the connection with the domain specified using the /domain parameter. If not specified, uses the current user account.
/passwordd:<Password> | *	Specifies the password of the user account specified using the /userd parameter. If set to *, you're prompted for the password.
/usero:<User>	Specifies the user account to make the connection with the computer you want to remove. If not specified, uses the current user account.
/passwordo:<Password> | *	Specifies the password of the user account specified using the /usero parameter. If set to *, you're prompted for the password.
/reboot:<seconds>	Shuts down the computer and automatically reboots after the move operation completes. The seconds value is the number of seconds before automatic shutdown. The default is 20 seconds.
/securepasswordprompt	Opens a secure credentials popup for entering credentials. This is useful when specifying smartcard credentials. This option is effective only when the password is entered as *.
help | /?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Examples

To remove mywksta from the MyDomain domain, run the following command:

netdom remove mywksta /domain:MyDomain /userd:MyDomain\admin /passwordd:*

See also

Command-Line Syntax Key