## PowerCLI Reference

# Remove-VMHostAccount

## Synopsis

This cmdlet removes the specified host accounts.

Syntax

Remove-VMHostAccount [-HostAccount] <HostAccount[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VIAccount
New-VMHostAccount
Set-VMHostAccount

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes the specified host accounts . These can be HostGroupAccount objects, HostUserAccount objects, or both.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
HostAccount | HostAccount[] | Specifies the host accounts you want to remove. | true | true (ByValue)
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

None

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    Get-VMHostAccount -Group -ID user | Remove-VMHostAccount -Confirm

Removes the group account with ID "user". Asks for confirmation before running the command.

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