Remove-DfsnRoot
Removes a DFS namespace.
Syntax
Remove-DfsnRoot
[-Path] <String>
[-Force]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Remove-DfsnRoot cmdlet removes a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace. When you remove a namespace, you remove all the folders in the namespace. Users cannot use the DFS namespace folders after you remove the namespace. This cmdlet does not delete the folders specified by DFS namespace targets or the files in those folders.
For more information about DFS namespaces, see Overview of DFS Namespaces on TechNet.
Examples
Example 1: Remove a DFS namespace
Remove-DfsnRoot -Path '\\Contoso\AccountingResources'
Confirm
Performing operation "Delete DFS Namespace" on Target "\\Contoso\AccountingResources"
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):This command removes the DFS namespace that has the path \\Contoso\AccountingResources. The
command does not include the Force parameter, so you must confirm the operation.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command
prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the
*-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the
Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
| Type: | CimSession[] |
| Aliases: | Session |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Force
Removes a DFS namespace without prompting you for confirmation. By default, the cmdlet prompts you for confirmation before it proceeds.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Path
Specifies the path for the root of a DFS namespace. This cmdlet removes the namespace that has the path specified.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | RootPath, root, namespace, NamespaceRoot |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If
this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an
optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the
computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the
computer.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |