Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops SDK

Remove-AcctADAccount

April 19, 2024

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Removes Active Directory (AD) computer accounts from an identity pool.

Syntax

Remove-AcctADAccount
      [-IdentityPoolName] <String>
      -ADAccountName <String[]>
      [-ADUserName <String>]
      [-ADPassword <SecureString>]
      [-RemovalOption <ADIdentityRemoveAccountOption>]
      [-Force]
      [-LoggingId <Guid>]
      [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
      [<CommonParameters>]
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Remove-AcctADAccount
      [-IdentityPoolName] <String>
      -ADAccountSid <String[]>
      [-ADUserName <String>]
      [-ADPassword <SecureString>]
      [-RemovalOption <ADIdentityRemoveAccountOption>]
      [-Force]
      [-LoggingId <Guid>]
      [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
      [<CommonParameters>]
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Remove-AcctADAccount
      -IdentityPoolUid <Guid>
      -ADAccountName <String[]>
      [-ADUserName <String>]
      [-ADPassword <SecureString>]
      [-RemovalOption <ADIdentityRemoveAccountOption>]
      [-Force]
      [-LoggingId <Guid>]
      [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
      [<CommonParameters>]
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Remove-AcctADAccount
      -IdentityPoolUid <Guid>
      -ADAccountSid <String[]>
      [-ADUserName <String>]
      [-ADPassword <SecureString>]
      [-RemovalOption <ADIdentityRemoveAccountOption>]
      [-Force]
      [-LoggingId <Guid>]
      [<CitrixCommonParameters>]
      [<CommonParameters>]
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Description

Provides the ability to remove Active Directory (AD) accounts from an identity pool. This only removes the AD account from the identity pool within the AD Identity Service. Options for removing (or disabling) the account in AD are available if necessary.

All aspects of this command that need to make modifications to the accounts in AD will use the account that the runspace is using. This means that if an account is to be removed from AD or disabled, the user performing the operation in PowerShell must have sufficient privileges in AD for this operation to complete successfully. If the current user does not have sufficient privileges, the ADUserName and ADPassword parameters may be used instead.

If the option to remove the account from AD or to disable it in AD is specified, the AD operation must succeed for the account to be removed from the Citrix AD Identity Service database. Use caution when using the Force parameter because this allows removal of accounts that are in the ‘inUse’ state, which may result in the machines becoming unusable.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Removes two accounts (account and account2) from the identity pool called “MyPool”, leaving the AD accounts untouched.

Remove-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -ADAccountName "Domain\account","domain\account2"


    SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts
    -----------------------       -------------------    --------------
                          2                         0    {}
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EXAMPLE 2

Removes two accounts (account and account2) from the identity pool called “MyPool” (and from AD).

Remove-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -RemovalOption Delete -ADAccountName "Domain\account","domain\account2"


    SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts
    -----------------------       -------------------    --------------
                          2                         0    {}
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EXAMPLE 3

Removes two accounts (account and account2) from the identity pool called “MyPool”, leaving the AD accounts untouched. The accounts are removed regardless of whether they are in the ‘inUse’ state or not.

Remove-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -ADAccountName "Domain\account","domain\account2" -Force


SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts
-----------------------       -------------------    --------------
                      2                         0    {}
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EXAMPLE 4

Shows failure of removal of one of two accounts and how to retrieve the failure reason.

Remove-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -ADAccountName "Domain\account","domain\account2" -OutVariable result

SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts
-----------------------       -------------------    --------------
1                                               1    {account2}

$result[0].FailedAccounts

ADAccountName                 ADAccountSid           ErrorReason
-------------                 -------------          ------------
Domain\account2               account2               IdentityObjectLocked
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EXAMPLE 5

Removes one account (S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2685) from the identity pool called “MyPool”, leaving the AD accounts untouched.

Remove-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -ADAccountSid S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2685


SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts
-----------------------       -------------------    --------------
1                                               0    {}
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Parameters

-IdentityPoolName

The name of the identity pool from which accounts are to be removed.

Type:	String
Position:	2
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ADAccountName

The name of the AD account to be removed. AD accounts are accepted in the following formats: Fully qualified DN e.g. CN=MyComputer,OU=Computers,DC=MyDomain,DC=Com; UPN format e.g MyComputer@MyDomain.Com; Domain qualified e.g MyDomain\MyComputer.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ADAccountSid

The SID for the AD account to be removed.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-IdentityPoolUid

The unique identifier for the identity pool from which accounts are to be removed.

Type:	Guid
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ADUserName

The username for an AD user account with Write Permissions. This parameter must be used if the current user does not have the necessary privileges.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ADPassword

The matching password for an AD user account with Write Permissions. This parameter must be used if the current user does not have the necessary privileges.

Type:	SecureString
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RemovalOption

Defines the behavior relating to the AD account.

None - Do not attempt to remove the account from AD Delete - Attempt to remove the account from AD Disable - Attempt to disable the account in AD

Type:	ADIdentityRemoveAccountOption
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Force

Indicates if accounts that are marked as ‘in-use’ can be removed.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LoggingId

Specifies the identifier of the high-level operation this cmdlet call forms a part of. Citrix Studio and Director typically create high-level operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a high-level operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets.

Type:	Guid
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

CitrixCommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common Citrix parameters: -AdminAddress, -AdminClientIP, -BearerToken, -TraceParent, -TraceState and -VirtualSiteId. For more information, see about_CitrixCommonParameters.

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

You can’t pipe objects to this cmdlet.

Outputs

Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.AccountOperationSummary

The Remove-AcctADAccount cmdlet returns an object with the following parameters: SuccessfulAccountsCount <int>

The number of accounts that were removed successfully.

FailedAccountsCount <int>

The number of accounts that were not removed.

FailedAccounts <Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.AccountError[]>

The list of accounts that failed to be removed. Each one has the following parameters:

ADAccountName <string>

ADAccountSid <String>

ErrorReason <ADIdentityStatus>

This can be one of the following

UnableToConvertDomain

IdentityNotLocatedInDomain

IdentityNotInIdentityPool

IdentityObjectInUse

IdentityObjectLocked

ADServiceDatabaseError

ADServiceDatabaseNotConfigured

ADServiceStatusInvalidDb

FailedToConnectToDomainController

FailedToDisableAccountInAD

FailedToDeleteAccountInAD

FailedToExecuteSearchInAD

FailedToAccessComputerAccountInAD

DiagnosticInformtion <Exception>

Any other error information

Notes

In the case of failure, the following errors can result.

Error Codes

IdentityPoolNotFound

The specified identity pool was not found.

IdentityPoolAlreadyLocked

The specified identity pool was locked by another operation.

PermissionDenied

The user does not have administrative rights to perform this operation.

ConfigurationLoggingError

The operation could not be performed because of a configuration logging error

DatabaseError

An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.

DatabaseNotConfigured

The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.

ServiceStatusInvalidDb

An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation - communication with the database failed for various reasons.

CommunicationError

An error occurred while communicating with the service.

ExceptionThrown

An unexpected error occurred. To locate more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used or examine the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops logs.

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Remove-AcctADAccount

April 19, 2024

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April 19, 2024

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Remove-AcctADAccount

Syntax

Description

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

EXAMPLE 4

EXAMPLE 5

Parameters

-IdentityPoolName

-ADAccountName

-ADAccountSid

-IdentityPoolUid

-ADUserName

-ADPassword

-RemovalOption

-Force

-LoggingId

CitrixCommonParameters

CommonParameters

Inputs

None

Outputs

Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.AccountOperationSummary

Notes

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