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Creating a Large Quantity of Users

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to create a large number of users in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create a large number of users in AD DS by importing the contents of a comma-separated value (CSV) file:

Import-CSV usersFinance.csv | foreach {New-ADUser -SamAccountName $_.SamAccountName -Name $_.Name -Surname $_.Surname -GivenName $_.GivenName -Path "OU=Finance,OU=UserAccounts,DC=FABRIKAM,DC=COM" -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText $_.SamAccountName -Force) -Enabled $true}

Additional information

You can use the following parameters when you set many of the common values that are associated with the creation of a new user in 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

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