Copy a User's Properties

The following example is a sample script that you can use to copy the properties of the user Sara Davis to the user Miles Reid:

$u=Get-ADUser -Identity Sara Davis -Properties *

New-ADUser -Instance $u -SamAccountName Miles Reid

A script is a series of Active Directory module cmdlets. For more information about running Active Directory module scripts see, Running Windows PowerShell Scripts (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=119588)

You can use the following parameters when you set many of the common values that are associated with creating a new user in Active Directory Domain Services (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
  
  

In addition to the standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) attributes, you can retrieve the following extended properties of the Get-ADUser cmdlet by using the -Properties parameter:

• City
  
  
• Country
  
  
• EmailAddress
  
  
• Fax
  
  
• LogonWorkstations
  
  
• MobilePhone
  
  
• Office
  
  
• OfficePhone
  
  
• Organization
  
  
• OtherName
  
  
• POBox
  
  
• SmartcardLogonRequired
  
  
• State
  
  
• Surname
  
  

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