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MattUebel
Asked: 2012-11-10 06:13:58 +0800 CST

Delete Computer Object in AD with Powershell?

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I am able to use the native add-computer cmdlet to join a computer to a domain, but it seems that this cmdlet fails if the systems already exists in AD, and you are trying to add it to a different domain.

I would like to delete the existing object with powershell. Is this possible without loading the Active Directory Module? I am doing all this as part of system deployment, and don't want to have to load any additional windows features.

EDIT: This will need run in a way where I can pass credentials to the command. It will be run in the context of a local user.

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  1. Best Answer

    I would suggest using DSRM CLI-tool, which is awesome.

    DSRM description and usage examples - Technet

    NOTE: it's not available on W7, but *.exe files can be extracted from Windows Server 2008 machine.

    How can i get DSRM.exe to work without installing RSAT

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  2. use net computer \\computername /del or use netdom remove which will allow you to specify what domain.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788074(v=ws.10).aspx

    Looks like netdom.exe is not native to Windows 7 so just add it to your image.

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