Delete user in active directory using c#

Question

I\'ve written some code but not works it throws Exception \"An operations error occurred.\" code --->

DirectoryEntry dirEntry = new DirectoryEntry(\"LDAP pat         


        

Answer 1

If you're on .NET 3.5 and up, you should check out the System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement (S.DS.AM) namespace. Read all about it here:

• Managing Directory Security Principals in the .NET Framework 3.5
• MSDN docs on System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement

Basically, you can define a domain context and easily find users and/or groups in AD:

// set up domain context
PrincipalContext ctx = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain);

// find the user you want to delete
UserPrincipal user = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(ctx, "SomeUserName");

if(user != null)
{
   user.Delete();
}

The new S.DS.AM makes it really easy to play around with users and groups in AD!

Answer 2

When you are already using a DirectoryEntry there is no need for PrincipalContext or UserPrincipal.

You can simply use the DeleteTree() method:

DirectoryEntry dirEntry = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP path", "admin-username", "admin-password");
dirEntry.DeleteTree();