Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest

Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest

Removes an Active Directory forest object from Configuration Manager.

Syntax

Parameter Set: SearchByIdMandatory
Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest -Id <String[]> [-Force] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: SearchByFQDNMandatory
Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest -ForestFqdn <String> [-Force] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: SearchByValueMandatory
Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest -InputObject <IResultObject> [-Force] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest cmdlet removes an Active Directory forest object from Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager. You can specify an Active Directory forest by using the ID property or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN), or you can supply the Active Directory forest itself.

Parameters

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ForestFqdn<String>

Specifies the FQDN of a Configuration Manager object.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Id<String[]>

Specifies an array of IDs of Configuration Manager objects. You can find the identifier value in the ForestID property of an Active Directory forest.

Aliases

ForestId

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-InputObject<IResultObject>

Specifies an Active Directory forest object in Configuration Manager.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

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, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Examples

Example 1: Remove an Active Directory forest object by ID

This command removes an Active Directory forest object that has the ID 16777217.

PS C:\> Remove-CMActiveDirectoryForest -Id "16777217"

New-CMActiveDirectoryForest

Get-CMActiveDirectoryForest

Set-CMActiveDirectoryForest