Create a new Active Directory user.
Syntax
New-ADUser [-Name] string ADProperties[...]
[-AccountExpirationDate DateTime] [-AccountNotDelegated bool]
[-AccountPassword SecureString] [-AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption bool]
[-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}] [-CannotChangePassword bool]
[-Certificates X509Certificate[]] [-ChangePasswordAtLogon bool]
[-Credential PSCredential] [-Enabled bool] [-Instance ADUser] [-PassThru]
[-PasswordNeverExpires bool] [-PasswordNotRequired bool]
[-Path string] [-ProfilePath string] [-SamAccountName string]
[-ScriptPath string] [-Server string] [-ServicePrincipalNames string[]]
[-SmartcardLogonRequired bool] [-TrustedForDelegation bool]
[-Type string] [-UserPrincipalName string]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [CommonParameters]
Key
ADProperties
[-City string] [-Company string] [-Country string]
[-Department string] [-Description string] [-DisplayName string]
[-Division string] [-EmailAddress string] [-EmployeeID string]
[-EmployeeNumber string] [-Fax string] [-GivenName string]
[-HomeDirectory string] [-HomeDrive string] [-HomePage string]
[-HomePhone string] [-Initials string] [-LogonWorkstations string]
[-Manager ADUser] [-MobilePhone string] [-Office string] [-OfficePhone string]
[-Organization string] [-OtherAttributes hashtable] [-OtherName string]
[-POBox string] [-PostalCode string] [-State string] [-StreetAddress string]
[-Surname string] [-Title string]
-AccountExpirationDate [System.DateTime]
The expiry date for the account. (0=never expires)
Use PowerShell DateTime syntax
Time is assumed to be local time unless otherwise specified.
The default time is 12:00 (Midday) local time.
The default date is the current date.
Examples using GMT, UTC and local time:
-AccountExpirationDate "Mon, 17 Apr 2011 21:22:48 GMT"
-AccountExpirationDate "2011-04-17T14:22:48.0000000"
-AccountExpirationDate "04/17/2011 2:22:48 PM"
The LDAP Display name (ldapDisplayName) for this property is accountExpires.
-AccountNotDelegated bool
Security delegation. When True, the security context of the user is not
delegated to a service even when the service account is set as trusted for
Kerberos delegation. Sets the AccountNotDelegated property for an AD account.
This parameter also sets the ADS_UF_NOT_DELEGATED flag of the AD User Account
Control (UAC) attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-AccountPassword SecureString
A new password value for an account.
This value is stored as an encrypted string.
If an empty or $null password is specified a Random password will be set.
If the password does not meet password policy the account will be disabled
User accounts, by default, are created without a password.
A valid user account password may also be specified manually.
User accounts will never be enabled unless a valid password is set
The following example will prompt for a password.
-AccountPassword (Read-Host -AsSecureString "AccountPassword")
-AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption bool
Whether reversible password encryption is allowed for the account.
This parameter sets the AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption property of the account.
This also sets the ADS_UF_ENCRYPTED_TEXT_PASSWORD_ALLOWED flag of
the AD User Account Control (UAC) attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}
The authentication method to use: Negotiate (or 0), Basic (or 1)
A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for Basic authentication.
-CannotChangePassword bool
Whether the account password can be changed.
Sets the 'CannotChangePassword' property of an account.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-Certificates X509Certificate[]
Modifies the DER-encoded X.509v3 certificates of the account.
These certificates include the public key certificates issued to
this account by the Microsoft Certificate Service.
Sets the Certificates property of the account object.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "userCertificate".
Syntax to add/remove/replace/clear:
-Certificates @{Add=value1,value2,...}
-Certificates @{Remove=value3,value4,...}
-Certificates @{Replace=value1,value2,...}
-Certificates $null
Multiple operations may be specified by using a list separated by semicolons.
-Certificates @{Add=value1,value2,...};@{Remove=value3,value4,...}
-ChangePasswordAtLogon bool
Whether a password must be changed during the next logon attempt.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
This cannot be set to $true for an account that also has PasswordNeverExpires set.
-City string
The user's town or city.
The LDAP display name of the City property is "l".
-Company string
The user's company.
The LDAP display name of the Company property is "company".
-Country string
The country or region code for the user's language of choice.
The LDAP Display Name of the Country property is "c".
-Credential PSCredential
A user account that has permission to perform this action.
The default is the current user unless the cmdlet is run from an AD PowerShell provider drive
in which case the account associated with the drive is the default.
"User64" or "Domain01\User64" or a PSCredential object.
-Department string
The user's department.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "department".
-Description string
A description of the object.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "description".
-DisplayName string
The display name of the object.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "displayName".
-Division string
The user's division.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "division".
-EmailAddress string
The user's email address.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "mail".
-EmployeeID string
The user's employee ID.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "employeeID".
-EmployeeNumber string
The user's employee number.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "employeeNumber".
-Enabled bool
Is the account enabled.
An enabled account requires a password.
This parameter sets the Enabled property for an account object.
Also sets the ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE flag of the AD User Account Control (UAC) attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-Fax string
The user's fax phone number.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "facsimileTelephoneNumber".
-GivenName string
The user's given name.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "givenName".
-HomeDirectory string
Specifies a user's home directory.
The LDAP Display Name for the 'HomeDirectory' property is "homeDirectory".
-HomeDrive string
Specifies a drive that is associated with the UNC path defined by -HomeDirectory.
The drive letter is specified as "DriveLetter:" where DriveLetter is a single,
uppercase letter.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "homeDrive".
-HomePage string
The URL of the home page of the object.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "wWWHomePage".
-HomePhone string
The user's home telephone number.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "homePhone".
-Initials string
The initials that represent part of a user's name.
Use this value for the user's middle initial.
The LDAP Display Name for this property is "initials".
-Instance ADUser
An instance of a user object to use as a template for a new user object.
Method 1: Use an existing user object as a template for a new object. Retrieve an
instance of an existing computer object with Get-ADUser. Then provide this object
to the -Instance parameter of New-ADuser to create a new user object.
property values may also be overridden for the new object by setting the appropriate parameters.
$userInstance = Get-ADuser -Identity GSHeron
New-ADuser -Name "KWest" -Instance $userInstance -AccountPassword "ChangeMe2" -samAccountName "Kanye West"
Method 2: Create a new ADuser object and pass this object to the -Instance parameter
of the New-ADuser cmdlet to create the new AD user object.
$userInstance = new-object Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADcomputer
$userInstance.DisplayName = "Kanye West"
New-ADUser -SAMAccountName "KWest" -Instance $userInstance
-LogonWorkstations string
The computers that the user can access.
To specify more than one computer, create a single comma-separated list.
Identify each computer with a Security Accounts Manager (SAM) account name or the DNS
host name of the computer. The SAM account name is the same as the NetBIOS name of the computer.
Example using SAMAccountName (NetBIOS) and DNSHostName values:
-LogonWorkstations "pc064,pc065,pc1025.corp.ss64.com"
The LDAP display name for this property is "userWorkStations".
-Manager ADUser
The user's manager.
Set this by providing one of the following property values.
Examples:
Distinguished Name: CN=JohnDoe,OU=Europe,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=ss64,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID) : 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid) : S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-576410423-1103
SAM Account Name (sAMAccountName): JDoe
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "manager".
-MobilePhone string
The user's mobile phone number.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "mobile".
-Name string
The name of the object.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "name".
-Office string
The location of the user's office or place of business.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "office".
-OfficePhone string
The user's office telephone number.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "telephoneNumber".
-Organization string
The user's organization.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "o".
-OtherAttributes hashtable
Specifies object attribute values for attributes that are not represented by cmdlet parameters.
Syntax:
To specify a single value:
-OtherAttributes @{'AttributeLDAPDisplayName'=value}
To specify multiple values
-OtherAttributes @{'AttributeLDAPDisplayName'=value1,value2,...}
e.g.:
-OtherAttributes @{'ItemPrice'=123; 'favColors'="red","blue"}
-OtherName string
A name in addition to a user's given name and surname, such as the user's middle name.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "middleName".
-PassThru
Returns the new or modified object.
By default (i.e. if -PassThru is not specified), this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-PasswordNeverExpires bool
Whether the password of an account can expire.
This parameter also sets the ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD flag of the AD UAC attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
Note: This parameter cannot be set to $true for an account that also has the ChangePasswordAtLogon property set.
-PasswordNotRequired bool
Whether the account requires a password.
This parameter also sets the ADS_UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD flag of the AD UAC attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-Path string
The X.500 path of the OU or container where the new object is created.
In many cases, a default value will be used for -Path.
Example:
-Path "ou=test1,dc=demo,dc=ss64,dc=com"
Note: PowerShell cmdlets, such New-Item, Remove-Item, Remove-ItemProperty, Rename-Item and
Set-ItemProperty also contain a -Path property. However, for the AD Provider cmdlets, -Path
identifies the path of the actual object and not the container.
-POBox string
The user's post office box number.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "postOfficeBox".
-PostalCode string
The user's postal code or zip code.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "postalCode".
-ProfilePath string
A path to the user's profile.
This value can be a local absolute path or a UNC path.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "profilePath".
Examples: -ProfilePath "E:\users\profiles\GailMoss"
-ProfilePath "\\users\profiles\GailMoss"
-SamAccountName string
The Security Account Manager (SAM) account name of the user, group, computer, or service account.
The maximum length of the description is 256 characters.
For compatibility with older operating systems use 20 characters or less.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "sAMAccountName".
If the value provided is not terminated with a '$' character, the system will add one if needed.
-ScriptPath string
A path to the user's log-on script.
The default path is the NetLogon share
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "scriptPath".
Example:
-ScriptPath "Logon.cmd"
-Server string
The AD Domain Services instance to connect to, this may be a Fully qualified domain name,
NetBIOS name, Fully qualified directory server name (with or without port number) or AD Snapshot instance.
Examples: demo.SS64.com demo demoDC02.demo.ss64.com demoDC02.demo.ss64.com:3268
-ServicePrincipalNames string[]
The service principal names for the account.
Use the following syntax to add remove, replace or clear service principal name values:
-ServicePrincipalNames @{Add=value1,value2,...}
-ServicePrincipalNames @{Remove=value3,value4,...}
-ServicePrincipalNames @{Replace=value1,value2,...}
-ServicePrincipalNames $null
Multiple operations may be specified by using a list separated by semicolons.
-ServicePrincipalNames @{Add=value1,value2,...};@{Remove=value3,value4,...}
Example:
-ServicePrincipalNames @{Add="SQLservice\NewService.ss64.com:1456"};{Remove="SQLservice\demo.ss64.com:1456"}
-SmartcardLogonRequired bool
Whether a smart card is required to logon.
This parameter also sets the ADS_UF_SMARTCARD_REQUIRED flag of the AD User Account
Control attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-State string
The user's or Organizational Unit's state or province.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "st".
-StreetAddress string
The user's street address.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "streetAddress".
-Surname string
The user's last name or surname.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "sn".
-Title string
The user's title.
The LDAP Display Name of this property is "title".
-TrustedForDelegation bool
Whether an account is trusted for Kerberos delegation.
A service that runs under an account that is trusted for Kerberos delegation can
assume the identity of a client requesting the service.
This value also sets the ADS_UF_TRUSTED_FOR_DELEGATION flag of the AD UAC attribute.
Values for this parameter: $false or 0, $true or 1
-Type string
The type of object to create. If not specified this will default to "User".
This option exists to support migrating data from other directory services.
Set string to the LDAP display name of the AD Schema Class that represents the
type of object to be created. The selected type must be a subclass
of the User schema class. e.g. "InetOrgPerson" or "User".
-UserPrincipalName string
Each user account has a user principal name (UPN) in the format
user@DNS-domain-name
A UPN is a friendly name assigned by an administrator that is shorter than the LDAP
distinguished name used by the system and easier to remember.
The UPN is independent of the user object's DN, so a user object can be moved or
renamed without affecting the user logon name. When logging on using a UPN, users
no longer have to choose a domain from a list on the logon dialog box.
-Confirm
Prompt for confirmation before executing the command.
-WhatIf
Describe what would happen if you executed the command, without actually executing the command.
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable,
-OutBuffer -OutVariable.
New-ADUser creates a new AD user.
Property values that are not associated with cmdlet parameters can be set by using the -OtherAttributes parameter.
You must specify the SAMAccountName parameter to create a user.
New-ADUser can also create different types of user accounts such as iNetOrgPerson accounts. To do
this, set the -Type parameter.
The -Path parameter specifies the container or organizational unit (OU) for the new user. If not specified the user object will be created in the default container for user objects in the domain.
There are 3 different ways to create a user object with this cmdlet:
Method 1: Use New-ADUser, specify the required parameters, and set any additional property values by using the cmdlet parameters.
Method 2: Use a template to create the new object. Create a new user object or retrieve a copy of an existing user object and set the -Instance parameter to this object. The object provided to the Instance parameter is
used as a template for the new object.
Method 3: Use Import-CSV with the New-ADUser cmdlet to create multiple AD user objects. To
do this, use the Import-CSV cmdlet to create the custom objects from a CSV file that contains a list of object properties. Then pass these objects through the pipeline to New-ADUser.
Examples
Ceate new user account named "User64" and prompt for a password:
PS C:\> $pw = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter a Password for this user' -AsSecureString PS C:\> New-ADUser -Name User64 -SamAccountName user64 -DisplayName 'User 64' -AccountPassword $pw -Enabled $true
Create a new user named 'GailMoss' and set the title and mail properties on the new object:
PS C:\> New-ADUser GailMoss -OtherAttributes @{title="director";mail="GailMoss@ss64.com"}
Create a new inetOrgPerson named 'GailMoss' on an AD LDS instance.:
PS C:\> New-ADUser GailMoss -Type iNetOrgPerson -Path "DC=AppNC" -server lds.SS64.com:50000
Create user accounts from a CSV formatted spreadsheet, (adjust the items in bold to match the s/sheet column names):
PS C:\> Import-Csv .\users.csv | foreach-object {
$userprinicpalname = $_.SamAccountName + "@EXAMPLE.com"
New-ADUser -SamAccountName $_.SamAccountName -UserPrincipalName $userprinicpalname -Name $_.name -DisplayName $_.name -GivenName $_.cn -SurName $_.sn -Department $_.Department -Path "CN=Users,DC=EXAMPLE,DC=com" -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "PASSWORD1" -AsPlainText -force) -Enabled $True -PasswordNeverExpires $True -PassThru }
Create a new user named 'GailMoss' with a certicate imported from the file "export.cer":
PS C:\> New-ADUser GailMoss -Certificate (new-object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate -ArgumentList "export.cer")
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Related PowerShell Cmdlets:
Remove-adUser - Remove an AD user.
Set-adUser - Modify an AD user.