;//+------------------------------------------------------------------------- ;// ;// Microsoft Windows ;// ;// Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation, 2000 - 2000 ;// ;// File: usage.mc ;// Author: micretz ;//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- MessageId=1 SymbolicName=USAGE_DSRM_DESCRIPTION Language=English Description: This command deletes objects from the directory. . MessageId=2 SymbolicName=USAGE_DSRM_SYNTAX Language=English Syntax: dsrm [-noprompt] [-subtree [-exclude]] [{-s | -d }] [-u ] [-p { | *}] [-c] [-q] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}] . MessageId=3 SymbolicName=USAGE_DSRM_PARAMETERS Language=English Parameters: Value Description Required/stdin. List of one or more distinguished names (DNs) of objects to delete. If this parameter is omitted it is taken from standard input (stdin). -noprompt Silent mode: do not prompt for delete confirmation. -subtree [-exclude] Delete object and all objects in the subtree under it. -exclude excludes the object itself when deleting its subtree. {-s | -d } -s connects to the domain controller (DC) with name . -d connects to a DC in domain . Default: a DC in the logon domain. -u Connect as . Default: the logged in user. User name can be: user name, domain\user name, or user principal name (UPN). -p { | *} Password for the user . If * is used, then the command prompts you for the password. -c Continuous operation mode: report errors but continue with next object in argument list when multiple target objects are specified. Without this option, command exits on first error. -q Quiet mode: suppress all output to standard output. {-uc | -uco | -uci} -uc Specifies that input from or output to pipe is formatted in Unicode. -uco Specifies that output to pipe or file is formatted in Unicode. -uci Specifies that input from pipe or file is formatted in Unicode. . MessageId=4 SymbolicName=USAGE_DSRM_REMARKS Language=English Remarks: If a value that you supply contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=microsoft,DC=com"). If you enter multiple values, the values must be separated by spaces (for example, a list of distinguished names). Commas that are not used as separators in distinguished names must be escaped with the backslash ("\") character (for example, "CN=Company\, Inc.,CN=Users,DC=microsoft,DC=com"). Backslashes used in distinguished names must be escaped with a backslash (for example, "CN=Sales\\ Latin America,OU=Distribution Lists,DC=microsoft,DC=com"). . MessageId=5 SymbolicName=USAGE_DSRM_EXAMPLES Language=English Examples: To remove an organizational unit (OU) called "Marketing" and all the objects under that OU, use the following command: dsrm -subtree -noprompt -c ou=Marketing,dc=microsoft,dc=com To remove all objects under the OU called "Marketing" but leave the OU intact, use the following command with the -exclude parameter: dsrm -subtree -exclude -noprompt -c "ou=Marketing,dc=microsoft,dc=com" Directory Service command-line tools help: dsadd /? - help for adding objects. dsget /? - help for displaying objects. dsmod /? - help for modifying objects. dsmove /? - help for moving objects. dsquery /? - help for finding objects matching search criteria. dsrm /? - help for deleting objects. .