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Set-CMAccount
Updated: March 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Set-CMAccount
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 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 in the TechNet Library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248317.
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 executing the command.
Required? | false |
Position? | named |
Default Value | false |
Accept Pipeline Input? | false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
-WhatIf
Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.
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.
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
This example sets a username and password for an account by using a secure string for the password string and the password confirmation string.
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 -AsSecureStringPS C:\> $confirmSecure = Read-Host -AsSecureStringPS C:\> Set-CMAccount -Name "western\sarahjones" -Password $secure -ConfirmPassword $confirmSecure -SiteCode "CM2"
