DirectoryEntry.DeleteTree Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.DirectoryServices

Assembly:

System.DirectoryServices.dll

Deletes this entry and its entire subtree from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.

public:
 void DeleteTree();

public void DeleteTree ();

member this.DeleteTree : unit -> unit

Public Sub DeleteTree ()

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The specified DirectoryEntry is not a container.

Remarks

Of the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) system-supplied providers, only the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) currently supports this operation.

Caution

The entry and its entire subtree are deleted from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.

Security

• Use DirectoryServicesPermission for deleting entries from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy. Associated enumeration: System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryServicesPermissionAccess.