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Remove-Group

Use this commandlet to delete a group (managed or unmanaged) or Dynasty in directory. Removing a parent Dynasty using this commandlet removes all its children as well.

You can view events related to this commandlet in Directory Manager portal, against the History node in the left panel.

Syntax​

Required Parameter​

Remove-Group
-Identity <string[]>
[-IdentityStoreId <int>]
[-SecurityToken <CustomClaimsPrincipal>]
[-Credential <pscredential>]
[<CommonParameters>]
  • Identity

Example 1:

The following command removes the Event Management group, using the credentials of current user logged-on to the identity store.

Remove-Group -identity "OU=Event Management,OU=Recruiting,DC=HR,DC=Imanami,DC=US"

Example 2:

The following command first shows the changes that will be made by executing the command (a deletion). The command uses the credentials set in the $Credentials environment variable to perform the deletion. See the Set the $Credentials Environment Variable topic for setting credentials in an environment variable.

Remove-Group -identity "OU=Event Management,OU=Recruiting,DC=HR,DC=Imanami,DC=US" -Credential $Cred