New-CMAccount
New-CMAccount
Creates a Configuration Manager user account.
Syntax
Parameter Set: NewAccount
New-CMAccount -Name <String> -Password <SecureString> -SiteCode <String> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The New-CMAccount cmdlet creates a new user account in Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager. A CMAccount is a user account that System Center 2012 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
-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: Create a user account by using name and password
The first command creates a password as a secure string.
The second command creates a password confirmation as a secure string.
The third command creates an account by using the secure strings.
PS C:\> $Secure = Read-Host -AsSecureString
PS C:\> $ConfirmSecure = Read-Host -AsSecureString
PS C:\> New-CMAccount -Name "TSQA\PFuller" -Password $Secure -ConfirmPassword $ConfirmSecure -SiteCode "CM2"