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Delete Computer Accounts operation

The Delete Computer Accounts operation deletes a set of computer accounts from a group. You must specify the computer accounts to be deleted in a CSV file.

The following table describes the elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Delete Computer Accounts operation:

 Elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Delete Computer Accounts operation

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Delete Computer Accounts operation:

Warning

Note

The value of the item type field is DeleteComputerAccounts.


Adapter request for the Delete Computer Accounts operation

<active-directory-request>
   <target>
     <host>vm-w23-rds19</host>
     <user-name>administrator</user-name>
     <password>Admin</password>
   </target>
   <commands>
     <command>
       <active-directory-command>Delete Computer Account
       </active-directory- command>
       <object-class>Computer</object-class>
        <object-distinguished-name>CN=mc01,CN=Computers,
    DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local
       </object-distinguished-name>
       <parameters>
         <server>vm-w23-rds19</server>
         <user-name>administrator</user-name>
         <password>Admin</password>
       </parameters>
     </command>
   </commands>
 </active-directory-request>


The following figure shows a sample adapter response for the Delete Computer Accounts operation:

Sample adapter response for the Delete Computer Accounts operation

<active-directory-response>
<metadata>
  <status>success</status>
</metadata>
<target-output host="vm-w23-rds19">
  <metadata>
    <os-id>Windows 2003</os-id>
    <os-version>5.2 Build 3790 Service Pack 2</os-version>
    <status>success</status>
  </metadata>
  <commands-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
  DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
  -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>3047</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
<line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 5968</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-01,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
</output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
<metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>3079</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
        <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
  "CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 5640</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-02,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-03,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>2953</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
<line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
  "CN=TestComputer-03,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 4340</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-03,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>984</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
<line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s
"vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 8704</line>


<line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-04,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
<line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-05,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>1954</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
        <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-05,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 11708</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-05,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-06,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>1203</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
<line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-06,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 11680</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-06,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>

<line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>3016</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
        <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 11228</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-07,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>1953</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
        <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 6800</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-08,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
</command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
        <command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-09,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>985</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
<line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm

"CN=TestComputer-09,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 6288</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-09,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
      </output>
    </command-output>
    <command-output>
      <metadata>
<command>dsrm  "CN=TestComputer-10,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
 DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19"  
 -u "administrator"  -p "Admin" </command>
        <line-count>6</line-count>
        <execution-milliseconds>1984</execution-milliseconds>
        <exit-code>0</exit-code>
        <status>success</status>
      </metadata>
      <output>
        <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
        <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
        <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsrm
 "CN=TestComputer-10,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
 DC=local" -noprompt -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin"</line>
        <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 10268</line>
        <line index="5">dsrm succeeded:CN=TestComputer-10,
 OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
        <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
</output>
    </command-output>
  </commands-output>
</target-output>
</active-directory-response>


The following figure shows the contents of a sample CSV file used for deleting computer accounts from a group:

Contents of a sample CSV file

DN,objectClass,cn,distinguishedName,instanceType,
whenCreated,whenChanged,uSNCreated,uSNChanged,name,
userAccountControl,codePage,countryCode,accountExpires,
sAMAccountName,objectCategory
"CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-01,
"CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77242,77276,
TestComputer-01,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$VG1000-95CN9G0ST41J,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-02,"CN=TestComputer-02,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77245,77277,
TestComputer-02,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$0H1000-HOAUTA9BU32V,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-03,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-03,"CN=TestComputer-03,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77248,77278,
TestComputer-03,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$1H1000-R3FH75LKEGOV,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-04,"CN=TestComputer-04,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77251,77279,
TestComputer-04,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$2H1000-EUSPUNT92PFE,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-05,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-05,"CN=TestComputer-05,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77254,77280,
TestComputer-05,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$3H1000-S0740EO6GJ97,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-06,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-06,"CN=TestComputer-06,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77257,77281,
TestComputer-06,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$4H1000-U9761G1Q6OKM,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-07,
"CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77260,77282,
TestComputer-07,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$5H1000-M4RUVN2D4MAA,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-08,
"CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77263,77283,
TestComputer-08,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$6H1000-C1VCFVD4T4CB,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"


"CN=TestComputer-09,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-09,"CN=TestComputer-09,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77266,77284,
TestComputer-09,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$7H1000-K7E5QU3310Q8,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-10,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-10,"CN=TestComputer-10,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20080826073757.0Z,20080826074136.0Z,77269,77285,
TestComputer-10,544,0,0,9223372036854775807,$8H1000-FO49T21BJG1H,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"

 

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