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New-CMAccount
Updated: March 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
New-CMAccount
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 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 in the TechNet Library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248317.
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 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: Create a new user account by using name and password
This example creates a new user account that is specified by its name, password, and site code.
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 a new account by using the secure strings.
PS C:\> $secure = Read-Host -AsSecureStringPS C:\> $confirmSecure = Read-Host -AsSecureStringPS C:\> New-CMAccount -Name "western\sarahjones" -Password $secure -ConfirmPassword $confirmSecure -SiteCode "CM2"
