# Disabling an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user
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Use the following procedure to disable an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user with user and group management or AWS Directory Service Data in either the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS Tools for PowerShell.

**Important**  
When you disable a user's account, the user loses any permissions to access their account and applications. 

**Before you begin either procedure, you need to complete the following:**
+ [Creating your AWS Managed Microsoft AD](ms_ad_getting_started.md#ms_ad_getting_started_create_directory).
+ To use user and group management or AWS Directory Service Data CLI, it must be enabled. For more information, see [Enable user and group management or Directory Service Data](ms_ad_users_groups_mgmt_enable_disable.md).
+  You can only enable this feature from the Primary AWS Region for your directory. For more information, see [Primary vs additional Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/multi-region-global-primary-additional.html).
+ You'll need the necessary IAM permissions to use AWS Directory Service Data. For more information, see [Directory Service API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](UsingWithDS_IAM_ResourcePermissions.md). To get started granting permissions to your users and workloads, you can use AWS managed policies like [AWS managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess) or [AWS managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess). For more information, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-use-aws-defined-policies).
+ [Creating an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user](ms_ad_create_user.md).

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

 You can disable an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user account in the AWS Management Console.

**To disable an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user account with the AWS Management Console**

1. Open the Directory Service console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your AWS Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Users**. The tab shows a list of users in your directory. 

1.  Choose the user whose account you want to disable. You're directed to the **User details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Actions**. Then choose **Disable user account** and **Disable user account** again. 

**Note**  
 To re-enable your user's account, you must reset the user's password. For more information, see [Resetting and enabling an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password](ms_ad_reset_user_pswd.md). 

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

 The following describes how to format a request that disables an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user account with the AWS Directory Service Data CLI.

**To disable an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user account with the AWS CLI**
+  Open the AWS CLI, and run the following command, replacing the Directory ID and username with your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID and username: 

```
aws ds-data disable-user --directory-id d-1234567890 --sam-account-name "jane.doe"
```

**Note**  
 To re-enable your user account, you must reset the user's password. For more information, see [Resetting and enabling an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password](ms_ad_reset_user_pswd.md).

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#### [ AWS Tools for PowerShell ]

 The following describes how to format a request that disables an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user account with AWS Tools for PowerShell.

**To disable an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user account with AWS Tools for PowerShell**
+  Open PowerShell;, and run the following command, replacing the Directory ID and username with your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID and username: 

```
Disable-DSDUser -DirectoryId d-1234567890 -SAMAccountName "jane.doe"
```

**Note**  
 To re-enable your user account, you must reset the user's password. For more information, see [Resetting and enabling an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password](ms_ad_reset_user_pswd.md).

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