Creating an inetOrgPerson Usera

Creating an inetOrgPerson User

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to create a user from the inetOrgPerson class in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create an inetOrgPerson user (U1) with a password (p@ssword), in the organizational unit (OU) (Test) in the Fabrikam.com domain:
New-ADUser -SamAccountName U1 -Name "User 1" -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText "p@ssw0rd" -Force) -Enabled $true -Path 'OU=Test,DC=FABRIKAM,DC=COM' –Type iNetOrgPerson

Additional information

You can use the following parameters when you set many of the common values that are associated with the creation of a new user in AD DS:

• -AccountExpirationDate
  
• -AccountNotDelegated
  
• -AccountPassword
  
• -AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption
  
• -CannotChangePassword
  
• -ChangePasswordAtLogon
  
• -Enabled
  
• -PasswordNeverExpires
  
• -PasswordNotRequired
  
• -SmartcardLogonRequired
  
• -TrustedForDelegation
  
  
• -DisplayName
  
• -GivenName
  
• -Initials
  
• -OtherName
  
• -Surname
  
• -Description
  
  
• -City
  
• -Country
  
• -POBox
  
• -PostalCode
  
• -State
  
• -StreetAddress
  
  
• -Company
  
• -Department
  
• -Division
  
• -EmployeeID
  
• -EmployeeNumber
  
• -Manager
  
• -Office
  
• -Organization
  
• -Title
  
  
• -Fax
  
• -HomePhone
  
• -MobilePhone
  
• -OfficePhone
  
  
• -EmailAddress
  
• -HomeDirectory
  
• -HomeDrive
  
• -HomePage
  
• -ProfilePath
  
• -ScriptPath
  
  
• -Certificates
  
• -LogonWorkstations
  
• -PermittedLogonTimes
  
• -UserPrincipalName
  
• -ServicePrincipalNames
  

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to New-ADUser, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help New-ADUser –detailed, and then press ENTER.