AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Creates a Simple AD directory. For more information, see Simple Active Directory in the Directory Service Admin Guide.

Before you call CreateDirectory, ensure that all of the required permissions have been explicitly granted through a policy. For details about what permissions are required to run the CreateDirectory operation, see Directory Service API Permissions: Actions, Resources, and Conditions Reference.

Note:

This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginCreateDirectory and EndCreateDirectory.

Namespace: Amazon.DirectoryService
Assembly: AWSSDK.DirectoryService.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract Task<CreateDirectoryResponse> CreateDirectoryAsync(
         CreateDirectoryRequest request,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.DirectoryService.Model.CreateDirectoryRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateDirectory service method.

cancellationToken
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken

A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of cancellation.

Return Value


The response from the CreateDirectory service method, as returned by DirectoryService.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ClientException A client exception has occurred.
DirectoryLimitExceededException The maximum number of directories in the region has been reached. You can use the GetDirectoryLimits operation to determine your directory limits in the region.
InvalidParameterException One or more parameters are not valid.
ServiceException An exception has occurred in Directory Service.

Version Information

.NET Core App:
Supported in: 3.1

.NET Standard:
Supported in: 2.0

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5

See Also