Set-CMAccount
Set-CMAccount
Sets a Configuration Manager user account.
Syntax
Parameter Set: SetAccountByName
Set-CMAccount -Name <String> -Password <SecureString> -SiteCode <String> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: SetAccountByObject
Set-CMAccount -InputObject <IResultObject> -Password <SecureString> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Set-CMAccount cmdlet sets a user account in Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager. A CMAccount is a user account that Configuration Manager uses to connect to various system and network resources. For more information about user accounts, see Technical Reference for Accounts Used in Configuration Manager (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248317) in the TechNet library.
Parameters
-InputObject<IResultObject>
Specifies a user account object. You can get a user account object by using the Get-CMAccount cmdlet.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String>
Specifies a name for the user account.
Aliases |
UserName |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Password<SecureString>
Specifies a secure string that contains the password for the user account.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-SiteCode<String>
Specifies a Configuration Manager site code.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
Examples
Example 1: Set an account by using name and password
The first command creates a variable as a secure string.
The second command creates another variable as a secure string.
The third command sets the password for the account.
PS C:\> $Secure = Read-Host -AsSecureString
PS C:\> $ConfirmSecure = Read-Host -AsSecureString
PS C:\> Set-CMAccount -Name " TSQA\PFuller" -Password $Secure -ConfirmPassword $ConfirmSecure -SiteCode "CM2"