DirectoryEntry.DeleteTree Method
Deletes this entry and its entire subtree from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
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| InvalidOperationException | The specified DirectoryEntry is not a container. |
Of the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) system-supplied providers, only the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) currently supports this operation.
 Caution |
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The entry and its entire subtree are deleted from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy. |
Security
Use DirectoryServicesPermission for deleting entries from the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy. Associated enumeration: System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryServicesPermissionAccess.
- DirectoryServicesPermission
To delete the entry and its children.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
