Cannot Delete AWS Directory

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I want to delete an aws directory but when I try, it gives me this error:

An Error Has Occurred

Cannot delete the directory because it still has authorized applications. Please deregister the directory before proceeding.

As it has said in the error message, I have to deregister it to be able to delete it. However, the directory is not even registered! and the 'Deregister' command is grayed out:

I also went into the 'Applications' section (in the left pane) and found no application.

What's going on here?

If you think it's not about programming, then where should I post it? — Kamran Bigdely, Feb 27 '18 at 22:48

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '18 at 21:05

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This issue seems to be a shortcoming from Amazon. Amazon should have given me a proper error message. Anyway, I noticed that if I go to AWS Directory Service and try to delete the directory, it explains me the root of the issue:

So I went to AWS WorkDocs Service and deleted it:

answered Mar 02 '18 at 21:05

Kamran Bigdely

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Thanks for posting this answer. I could not delete the Active Directory on my end, either until I saw your answer. Thanks! – ariestav May 04 '22 at 02:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 27 '19 at 12:00

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It also can happen because there are other dependencies not listed by the error message above, such as SSO pointing out to that directory.

answered Oct 27 '19 at 12:00

Ariel

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 16 '20 at 19:12

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I had the same issue. I checked WorkDocs and there were no sites that I could delete. I had to create a new site and then go through the steps of deleting and selecting delete the user directory.

answered Oct 16 '20 at 19:12

BWolff

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 02 '22 at 10:17

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You can delete an AWS directory by using following steps,

Step 1 -: Get into AWS directory service

Step 2 -: Go to application management

Step 3 -: Identify apps & services bound to ad, marked as enabled

Step 4 -: Go to individual service/app and delete those

edited Jun 02 '22 at 10:17

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answered May 29 '22 at 02:57

Nagaraja

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 16 '22 at 11:07

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These below steps worked for my issue.

Go to Single sign-on (SSO)
Dashbord - Setting - Management
go to Delete AWS sso config - AwsDelete

answered Jul 16 '22 at 11:07

Nagarjuna Reddy

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Cannot Delete AWS Directory

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