Deleting Groups

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The following code example shows how to delete a group using the DirectoryEntries method called Remove. For this task, find the group to delete, which, in the example, is Consulting, then run the Remove method.

[C#]

//Bind to the current domain. 
DirectoryEntry dom = new DirectoryEntry(); 
//Use the Find method to find the Consulting OU
DirectoryEntry ou = dom.Children.Find("OU=Consulting");
//To delete a group, bind to the group within the OU
DirectoryEntry group = new DirectoryEntry(ou + "CN=groupname");
//To delete a manager, bind to the manager object within the OU
DirectoryEntry mgr = new DirectoryEntry(ou + "CN=mgrname");
//To delete a distribution list, bind to the distribution list object
//within the OU
DirectoryEntry dl = new DirectoryEntry(ou + "CN=dlname");
//Use the remove method to remove each of these objects.
ou.Children.Remove(group); 
ou.Children.Remove(mgr); 
ou.Children.Remove(dl);

[Visual Basic .NET]

'Bind to the current domain. 
Dim dom As New DirectoryEntry()
'Use the Find method to find the Consulting OU
Dim ou As DirectoryEntry = dom.Children.Find("OU=Consulting")
'To delete a group, bind to the group within the OU
Dim group As New DirectoryEntry(ou + "CN=groupname")
'To delete a manager, bind to the manager object within the OU
Dim mgr As New DirectoryEntry(ou + "CN=mgrname")
'To delete a distribution list, bind to the distribution list object
'within the OU
Dim dl As New DirectoryEntry(ou + "CN=dlname")
'Use the remove method to remove each of these objects.
ou.Children.Remove(group)
ou.Children.Remove(mgr)
ou.Children.Remove(dl)