PowerShell script

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Hi,

Can someone help me setup a PowerShell script that will open the New User dialog box in Computer Management so the user can then enter their own user name & password. Also once they create the account they need to be added to power user & RDP groups?

Thanks

Hi, Just to add. The following is a script I currently setup which creates the user with a name and password. I need, when the user runs the script they can input their own username and password.

$Username = "test"
$Password = "Password123"

$group = "Power Users"

$adsi = [ADSI]"WinNT://$env:COMPUTERNAME"
$existing = $adsi.Children | where {$.SchemaClassName -eq 'user' -and $.Name -eq $Username }

if ($existing -eq $null) {

Write-Host "Creating new local user $Username."
& NET USER $Username $Password /add /y /expires:never

Write-Host "Adding local user $Username to $group."
& net localgroup "Power Users" "test" /add

}
else {
Write-Host "Setting password for existing local user $Username."
$existing.SetPassword($Password)
}

Write-Host "Ensuring password for $Username never expires."
& WMIC USERACCOUNT WHERE "Name='$Username'" SET PasswordExpires=FALSE

Hi I was wondering if anybody had any ideas if this was possible to setup?

P.s this does not have to be done via PowerShell.

Thanks

Waqkas,

I hope all is well. Prompting for a credential via powershell is actually relatively straightforward. You will need to use the get-credential cmdlet.

Take a look at the help file here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential?view=powershell-6

If you need anything else, let me know.

Cheers,

Adam

@adam-gordon Thanks Adam, I have managed to setup the script using;

$Account = New-LocalUser

Waqkas,

Take a look at the following, and make sure that you are familiar with it in case you ever need it:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/set-localuser?view=powershell-5.1

:)