IT:AD:Powershell:HowTo:Script/Admin Operations/Users

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Common setup operations are: * Service accounts to run IT:AD:Jenkins or other CI services, * Accounts for remote guest access to look but not touch, * etc.

$hostname = HOSTNAME
$username = "SomeName"
$pwd = "P@ssword1"
$cn = [ADSI]"WinNT:$hostname"
$user = $cn.Create("User",$username)
$user.SetPassword($pwd)
$user.setInfo()

PS C:\Windows\system32> net localgroup Administrators $hostname\$username /ADD