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NAME Uninstall-ADServiceAccount
SYNOPSIS
Uninstalls an Active Directory managed service account from a computer or removes a cached group managed service
account from a computer.
SYNTAX
Uninstall-ADServiceAccount [-Identity] <ADServiceAccount> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}] [-ForceRemoveLocal]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Uninstall-ADServiceAccount cmdlet removes an Active Directory standalone managed service account (MSA) on the
computer on which the cmdlet is run. For group MSAs, the cmdlet removes the group MSA from the cache, however, if
a service is still using the group MSA and the host has permission to retrieve the password a new cache entry will
be created. The specified MSA must be installed on the computer.
The Identity parameter specifies the Active Directory MSA to uninstall. You can identify a MSA by its
distinguished name (DN), GUID, security identifier (SID), or Security Accounts Manager (SAM) account name. You can
also set the parameter to a MSA object variable, such as $<localServiceAccountObject> or pass a MSA object through
the pipeline to the Identity parameter. For example, you can use the Get-ADServiceAccount to get a MSA object and
then pass that object through the pipeline to the Uninstall-ADServiceAccount cmdlet.
For standalone MSA, the ForceRemoveLocal switch parameter will allow you to remove the account from the local LSA
without failing the command if an access to a writable DC is not possible. This is required if you are
uninstalling the standalone MSA from a server that is placed in a segmented network (i.e. perimeter network) with
access only to an RODC. If you pass this parameter and the server has access to a writable DC the standalone MSA
will be un-linked from the computer account in the directory as well.
PARAMETERS
-AuthType <ADAuthType>
Specifies the authentication method to use. Possible values for this parameter include:
Negotiate or 0
Basic or 1
The default authentication method is Negotiate.
A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for the Basic authentication method.
The following example shows how to set this parameter to Basic.
-AuthType Basic
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AuthType.Negotiate
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ForceRemoveLocal [<SwitchParameter>]
The ForceRemoveLocal switch parameter will allow you to remove the account from the local LSA without failing
the command if an access to a writable DC is not possible. This is required if you are uninstalling the MSA
from a server that is placed in a segmented network (i.e. perimeter network) with access only to an RODC. If
you pass this parameter and the server has access to a writable DC the account will be un-linked from the
computer account in the directory as well.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Identity <ADServiceAccount>
Specifies an Active Directory account object by providing one of the following property values. The identifier
in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.
Distinguished Name
Example: CN=WebAccount,CN=ManagedServiceAccounts,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID)
Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid)
Example: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-576410423-1103
SAM Account Name (sAMAccountName)
Example: WebAccount$
The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. If two or more objects are
found, the cmdlet returns a non-terminating error.
This parameter can also get this object through the pipeline or you can set this parameter to an object
instance.
This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.
-Identity "CN=WebAccount,CN=ManagedServiceAccounts,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"
This example shows how to set this parameter to an account object instance named "AccountInstance".
-Identity $AccountInstance
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value false
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value false
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
None or Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServiceAccount
A managed service account object is received by the Identity parameter. A switch parameter with name
ForceRemoveLocal is provided to un-install standalone MSAs on a RODC only site.
OUTPUTS
None
NOTES
This cmdlet does not work with AD LDS.
This cmdlet does not work with an Active Directory Snapshot.
This cmdlet does not work with a read-only domain controller.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Uninstall-ADServiceAccount -Identity SQL-SRV1
Description
-----------
Uninstall the managed service account SQL-SRV1 from the local machine.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Uninstall-ADServiceAccount sql-hr-01 -ForceRemoveLocal
Description
-----------
Uninstall a standalone Managed Service Account from a server located in a RODC-only site with no access to
writable DCs such as a perimeter network.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291135
Get-ADServiceAccount
Install-ADServiceAccount
New-ADService account
Remove-ADService account
Set-ADService account
SYNOPSIS
Uninstalls an Active Directory managed service account from a computer or removes a cached group managed service
account from a computer.
SYNTAX
Uninstall-ADServiceAccount [-Identity] <ADServiceAccount> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}] [-ForceRemoveLocal]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Uninstall-ADServiceAccount cmdlet removes an Active Directory standalone managed service account (MSA) on the
computer on which the cmdlet is run. For group MSAs, the cmdlet removes the group MSA from the cache, however, if
a service is still using the group MSA and the host has permission to retrieve the password a new cache entry will
be created. The specified MSA must be installed on the computer.
The Identity parameter specifies the Active Directory MSA to uninstall. You can identify a MSA by its
distinguished name (DN), GUID, security identifier (SID), or Security Accounts Manager (SAM) account name. You can
also set the parameter to a MSA object variable, such as $<localServiceAccountObject> or pass a MSA object through
the pipeline to the Identity parameter. For example, you can use the Get-ADServiceAccount to get a MSA object and
then pass that object through the pipeline to the Uninstall-ADServiceAccount cmdlet.
For standalone MSA, the ForceRemoveLocal switch parameter will allow you to remove the account from the local LSA
without failing the command if an access to a writable DC is not possible. This is required if you are
uninstalling the standalone MSA from a server that is placed in a segmented network (i.e. perimeter network) with
access only to an RODC. If you pass this parameter and the server has access to a writable DC the standalone MSA
will be un-linked from the computer account in the directory as well.
PARAMETERS
-AuthType <ADAuthType>
Specifies the authentication method to use. Possible values for this parameter include:
Negotiate or 0
Basic or 1
The default authentication method is Negotiate.
A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for the Basic authentication method.
The following example shows how to set this parameter to Basic.
-AuthType Basic
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AuthType.Negotiate
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ForceRemoveLocal [<SwitchParameter>]
The ForceRemoveLocal switch parameter will allow you to remove the account from the local LSA without failing
the command if an access to a writable DC is not possible. This is required if you are uninstalling the MSA
from a server that is placed in a segmented network (i.e. perimeter network) with access only to an RODC. If
you pass this parameter and the server has access to a writable DC the account will be un-linked from the
computer account in the directory as well.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Identity <ADServiceAccount>
Specifies an Active Directory account object by providing one of the following property values. The identifier
in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.
Distinguished Name
Example: CN=WebAccount,CN=ManagedServiceAccounts,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID)
Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid)
Example: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-576410423-1103
SAM Account Name (sAMAccountName)
Example: WebAccount$
The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. If two or more objects are
found, the cmdlet returns a non-terminating error.
This parameter can also get this object through the pipeline or you can set this parameter to an object
instance.
This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.
-Identity "CN=WebAccount,CN=ManagedServiceAccounts,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"
This example shows how to set this parameter to an account object instance named "AccountInstance".
-Identity $AccountInstance
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value false
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value false
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
None or Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServiceAccount
A managed service account object is received by the Identity parameter. A switch parameter with name
ForceRemoveLocal is provided to un-install standalone MSAs on a RODC only site.
OUTPUTS
None
NOTES
This cmdlet does not work with AD LDS.
This cmdlet does not work with an Active Directory Snapshot.
This cmdlet does not work with a read-only domain controller.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Uninstall-ADServiceAccount -Identity SQL-SRV1
Description
-----------
Uninstall the managed service account SQL-SRV1 from the local machine.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Uninstall-ADServiceAccount sql-hr-01 -ForceRemoveLocal
Description
-----------
Uninstall a standalone Managed Service Account from a server located in a RODC-only site with no access to
writable DCs such as a perimeter network.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291135
Get-ADServiceAccount
Install-ADServiceAccount
New-ADService account
Remove-ADService account
Set-ADService account