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Can't delete user account in SBS2011 Console
Hi,I have a SBS2011 server and it fails to remove a particular user account in SBS Console. I can open Properties of this user account and change things and save the information, but I simply can't delete it. This account is the only user account that I can't delete using SBS console.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks.
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@Alan,Yes I always log in using admin username - that was established during SBS2011 setup process.
I just checked C:\Users folder on SBS and I can see "TEMP.domain_name.000" folder with today's date and current time.
I also see two more folders - "TEMP" and "TEMP.domain_name" folders.
Maybe it is the source of the problem.
How do I log in as admin folder (in green box), not temp folder?
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"the user you are trying to remove has become corrupted, and hence you are seeing the TEMP folders." --> good to know that.
"Did that user log into the SBS2011 Server directly at any point (either via the console, or RDP)?"--> I am not sure, but a definite possibility because I usually do not log in from the console unless I have to. I always use RDP from my computer on the same network or Remote Access Program like Logmein or Splashtop. This particular user account was created a long time ago for testing. Once I determined that I did not need it anymore, I tried to remove it years ago, but it failed with the same error message.
I just happened to post the question today because I tried to delete that account again today.
"You could try removing the user from Active Directory, but I never liked doing that with SBS" --> I agree. Since it is SBS, I need to add and remove from SBS console. It is not the end of the world if I can't remove it because no one uses it.
"Did that user log into the SBS2011 Server directly at any point (either via the console, or RDP)?"--> I am not sure, but a definite possibility because I usually do not log in from the console unless I have to. I always use RDP from my computer on the same network or Remote Access Program like Logmein or Splashtop. This particular user account was created a long time ago for testing. Once I determined that I did not need it anymore, I tried to remove it years ago, but it failed with the same error message.
I just happened to post the question today because I tried to delete that account again today.
"You could try removing the user from Active Directory, but I never liked doing that with SBS" --> I agree. Since it is SBS, I need to add and remove from SBS console. It is not the end of the world if I can't remove it because no one uses it.
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thank for your advise.
Are you logged on to the SBS2011 Console as a domain admin?
If not, login as such, and try again.
Alan.