Setup - Mix of Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012

Servers are in workgroup (DMZ)

Need to create user A, user B and User C whereas i will input a text file with the servernames

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Found this on other forum

$username = "admin"
$password = "password001"
$computers = Get-Content "C:\Scripts\Create local admin accounts\serverlist.txt"
# OR $computers = Import-CSV c:\serverlist.csv | select Server
Foreach ($computer in $computers) {
   $users = $null
   $computer = [ADSI]WinNT://$computer
   Try {
      $users = $computer.psbase.children | select -expand name  
      if ($users -like $username) {
         Write-Host "$username already exists"
      } Else {
         $user_obj = $computer.Create(user, $username)
         $user_obj.SetPassword($password)
         $user_obj.SetInfo()
         $user_obj.Put(description, $username)
         $user_obj.SetInfo()
         $user_obj.psbase.invokeset(AccountDisabled, False)
         $user_obj.SetInfo()
         $users = $computer.psbase.children | select -expand name
         if ($users -like $username) {
            Write-Host "$username has been created on $($computer.name)"
         } Else {
            Write-Host "$username has not been created on $($computer.name)"
         }
      }
   } Catch {
      Write-Host "Error creating $username on $($computer.path):  $($Error[0].Exception.Message)"
   }
}

Error is  - 

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PS C:\Scripts\Create local admin accounts> .\createuser.ps1
Error creating admin on WinNT://10.157.33.51:  The following exception occurred while retrieving member "name": "Not imp
lemented
"

How i am running the script

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Got a client running with Windows 7, i have set the local administrator password same as running on servers in the input file, have logged on locally to windows 7 with administrator account and running powershell with administrator.

Hi All,

With the above requirement, i got a powershell script working, doing its job but would need suggestions to make it better

UserA, UserB and User C is getting created and added to Administrators group (local) on the server part of workgroup.

Need is to insert computername variable - text file will have approx 20 servers, mix of 2003, 2008 and 2012, could you help?

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$cn = [ADSI]"WinNT://computername"
$user = $cn.Create("User","userA")
$user.SetPassword("P@ssword1")
$user.setinfo()
$user.description = "Test user"
$user.SetInfo()
$group = [ADSI]"WinNT://computername/administrators,group"
$group.Add("WinNT://computername/userA,user")

$user = $cn.Create("User","userB")
$user.SetPassword("P@ssword1")
$user.setinfo()
$user.description = "Test user"
$user.SetInfo()
$group = [ADSI]"WinNT://computername/administrators,group"
$group.Add("WinNT://computername/userB,user")

$user = $cn.Create("User","userC")
$user.SetPassword("P@ssword1")
$user.setinfo()
$user.description = "Test user"
$user.SetInfo()
$group = [ADSI]"WinNT://computername/administrators,group"
$group.Add("WinNT://computername/userC,user")

Look in the repository for many scripts that do what you are trying to do.  Look at how each one is crafted.  You will get many good ideas.

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/site/search?f%5B0%5D.Type=RootCategory&f%5B0%5D.Value=localaccount&f%5B0%5D.Text=Local%20Account%20Management

Thanks Jrv, my hands are tight with powershell but learning and growing, sometime you need a coach to show you how this will work, may be its you this time, could you help?

You need to ask a specific question.

Hi Inderjit,

If you want to create multiple users on bulk compiters, please refer the script below to start:

$username = "UserA","UserB"
$computers = "vm2","vm3"
Foreach ($computer in $computers) {
$cn = [ADSI]"WinNT://$computer"
foreach($u in $username){
 $user = $cn.Create("User","$u")
 $user.SetPassword("P@ssword!")
 $user.setinfo()
 $user.description = "Test user"
 $user.SetInfo()
 $group = [ADSI]"WinNT://$computer/administrators,group"
 $group.Add("WinNT://$computer/$u,user")
}
}

If there is anything else regarding this issue, please feel free to post back.

Best Regards,

Anna Wang

Thanks Anna, this is what i was looking for, i was not sure how can i add multiple users in one line rather than running the same function for 3 times, appreciate it.

I am using Anna's script above, can see the user created but not getting added to the group, error says, any clue...

Exception calling "Add" with "1" argument(s): "A member could not be added to or removed from the local group because the member does not exist.
"
At C:\scripts\Create accounts DMZ\createtemp.ps1:12 char:12
+  $group.Add <<<< ("WinNT://$computer/$u,user")
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CatchFromBaseAdapterMethodInvokeTI

Exception calling "Add" with "1" argument(s): "A member could not be added to or removed from the local group because the member does not exist.
"
At C:\scripts\Create accounts DMZ\createtemp.ps1:12 char:12
+  $group.Add <<<< ("WinNT://$computer/$u,user")
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CatchFromBaseAdapterMethodInvokeTI