# Remove-Role

Removes a Sitecore role.

## Syntax

Remove-Role \[-Identity] \<AccountIdentity>

Remove-Role -Instance \<Role>

## Detailed Description

The Remove-Role command removes a Sitecore role.

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## Parameters

### -Identity \<AccountIdentity>

Role name including domain. If no domain is specified - 'sitecore' will be used as the default value

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | 1              |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

### -Instance \<Role>

Role instance like that returned by the Get-Role command.

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | named          |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* Sitecore.Security.Accounts.Role

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* None

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE

```powershell
PS master:\> Remove-Role -Identity Michael
```

## Related Topics

* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>