Example Code for Deleting Users on a Member Server or Windows 2000 Professional

The following Visual Basic code deletes a user on a member server or workstation:

Dim cont As IADsContainer
Dim oGroup As IADsGroup

'Example: Deleting a user on a member server or workstation
 
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'Parse the arguments
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On Error Resume Next
sComputer = InputBox("This script deletes a user from a member server or workstation." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Specify the computer name:")
If sComputer = "" Then
    Exit Sub
End If

sUser = InputBox("Specify the user name:")
If sUser = "" Then
    Exit Sub
End If
 
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'Bind to the computer
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Set cont = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputer & ",computer")
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
   BailOnFailure Err.Number, "on GetObject method"
End If
 
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'Delete the user
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cont.Delete "user", sUser

If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
   BailOnFailure Err.Number, "on IADsContainer::Delete method"
End If
 
strText = "The user " & sUser & " was deleted on computer " & sComputer & "."
 
Call show_users(strText, sComputer) 
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'Display subroutines
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Sub show_users(strText, strName)
    MsgBox strText, vbInformation, "Delete user on " & strName
End Sub