ds:DeleteDirectory

Write

ds:DeleteDirectory is a Write access-level action in the ds service. Grants permission to delete an AWS Directory Service directory

Resource types

ARNs that ds:DeleteDirectory can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:ds:${Region}:${Account}:directory/${DirectoryId}

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants ds:DeleteDirectory.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the AWS DS Resource being acted upon

Dependent actions

To use ds:DeleteDirectory you may also need to grant:

ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface on directory
ec2:DeleteSecurityGroup on directory
ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces on directory
ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupEgress on directory
ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupIngress on directory

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows ds:DeleteDirectory. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDsDeleteDirectory",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ds:DeleteDirectory",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in ds

ds:AcceptSharedDirectory Write ds:AccessDSData Permissions management ds:AddIpRoutes Write ds:AddRegion Write ds:AddTagsToResource Tagging ds:AuthorizeApplication Write ds:CancelSchemaExtension Write ds:CheckAlias Read ds:ConnectDirectory Write ds:CreateAlias Write ds:CreateComputer Write ds:CreateConditionalForwarder Write

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