Steps to Remove Azure Active Directory Users and Groups

In this blog, We will show you the Steps to Remove Azure Active Directory Users and Groups using Windows PowerShell.

 

REQUIREMENTS

• Microsoft Azure Subscriptions
• Windows VM

 

OVERVIEW

• We have already installed Active Directory Domain named azdomain.local and created three users for the demo purpose.

 

• Also, we have synchronized the local Active Directory users with Azure AD.

 

• We can not delete the AD users from the Azure portal. Delete user option will be greyed out.

 

EXPORTING AZURE AD USERS AND GROUPS

• Open the PowerShell window and connect to the Azure Active Directory using Global administrator account using below command.

connect-msolservice

 

• Provide the global admin ID from the pop-up screen and click Next.

 

• Enter the Password and click Sign in.

 

• After successful login, export the Azure AD user into a CSV file using the below command.

Get-MsolUser –All | Export-CSV C:\ADusers.csv

 

• The file ADusers.csv will be available on C: drive.

 

• Export the Azure AD Groups into a CSV file using the below command.

Get-MsolGroup –All | Export-CSV C:\ADGroups.csv

 

• Open the ADusers.csv and remove the Global administrator account from the list.

 

• Save and close the CSV file.

 

DELETE THE AD USERS AND GROUPS

• From the PowerShell window, execute the below command to delete the AD users.

Import-CSV C:\ADusers.csv | Remove-MsOlUser –Force

 

• Run the below command to delete the AD Groups.

Import-CSV C:\ADGroups.csv | Remove-MsOlGroup –Force

 

VERIFICATION

• Open the Azure portal, and click on the Active Directory users and groups link.

 

• Click on All users Link. Only the Global administrator account is available on the list.

 

• There is no groups are available on the list.

 

VIDEO

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