How to create a user account without a password
how do you make a user account without a password!
Hi Kappy,
i checked out your bio and posts. would you be able to give me some guidance with respect to a recent post of mine. I'd appreciate any help you may offer.
with respect to the password question, an added point may be to suggest a strong and secure password. i'm still baffled by the poor passwords in use by some of the people i know personally - and their smart individuals too.
thanks in advance.
blue.falcon
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Hi,
I am trying to create user accounts via PowerShell instead of the Gui in server 2008 R2 (PowerShell 2.0).
I know how to create a user account with the following Power Shell command below is one from a dummy domain I created to practice.
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-ADUser -SamAccountName "TestOut" -UserPrincipalNa
me "[email protected]" -GivenName "Test" -Surname "out" -DisplayName "Testou
t" -Name "Testout" -Enabled $true -Path "CN=users,DC=bwcat,DC=net,DC=int" -Accou
ntPassword (Read-Host -AsSecureString "Enter Account Password")
However when doing day to day tasks where I work normally we have a new hire, they contact IT and ask that a user account is created. I will ask who they would like to mirror.
I then would go into the gui pull up the user that they want to mirror right click him and choose copy. This would create a new user account that I would then fill out.
I am wondering if its possible to do this same thing via PowerShell, or if its not an option because it takes more work type up everything than it does to go into the gui and do it.
Anyway thanks for the help.Hi Wilder, hi Mark,
first of all: The tutorial sources Mark posted - especially the book "Powershell 3 in A month of lunches" - are good to get a baseline start. A really great reference, especially when you try to learn it while still dealing with your daily business.
On another note, Wilder: While I fully agree that learning things sequentially is usually the best, I too jumped right in instead of learning how to walk first (though it's been some time now. Fewer years than you'd think, but still ...). So I thought I'd
give you a little aid with that function husk, so you could just stuff interesting bits into an available structure, making use of the fun tools in a useful context (It's fun fiddling around with the commands, but if you have to type in all of them manually
each time, using the GUI is often just faster. Doing fun things and being efficient with it feels even better though ...). So ... while I
do agree with yourself, learn it the Correct & Proper Way, I also do
intend to finish this little explanation about the husk, all the way to the end.
Everything below this paragraph is part of this.
function Copy-ADUser
<#
.SYNOPSIS
A brief description of the Copy-ADUser function.
.DESCRIPTION
A detailed description of the Copy-ADUser function.
.PARAMETER GivenName
A description of the GivenName parameter.
.PARAMETER Surname
A description of the Surname parameter.
.PARAMETER Template
A description of the Template parameter.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Copy-ADUser -GivenName "Max" -Surname "Mustermann" -Template "Jonny.Normal"
.NOTES
Additional information about the function.
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$Surname,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$GivenName,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$Template
) # Create finished Strings
$JoinedName = $GivenName + "." + $Surname
# Create new User
$NewUser = New-ADUser -Surname $Surname -GivenName $GivenName -DisplayName "$Surname, $GivenName" -SamAccountName $JoinedName -Name "$Surename, $GivenName" -PassThru
# Copy from old User
$NewUser | Add-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -MemberOf (Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $Template | Where { $_.Name -ne 'Domain Users' })
# Do Whatever else you feel like doing
This is again the same function husk I posted earlier. Only this time, I filled a little logic (the pieces that were already posted in this thread). This time, I'll not only go over each part again ... I'll do it by reposting the segments and trying to show
some examples on how to modify the parts. Thus some of it will be repetitive, but this way all the info is in one spot.
Segment: Comment Based Help
<#
.SYNOPSIS
A brief description of the Copy-ADUser function.
.DESCRIPTION
A detailed description of the Copy-ADUser function.
.PARAMETER GivenName
A description of the GivenName parameter.
.PARAMETER Surname
A description of the Surname parameter.
.PARAMETER Template
A description of the Template parameter.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Copy-ADUser -GivenName "Max" -Surname "Mustermann" -Template "Jonny.Normal"
.NOTES
Additional information about the function.
#>
That's the premier documentation part of a function, that teaches a user what the function does and how to use it. It's what's shown when using the Get-Help cmdlet.
Comment texts are not restricted to single lines however. For example you could replace ...
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Copy-ADUser -GivenName "Max" -Surname "Mustermann" -Template "Jonny.Normal"
... with ...
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Copy-ADUser -GivenName "Max" -Surname "Mustermann" -Template "Jonny.Normal"
Creates a new user named Max Mustermann and copies the group memberships of the already existing user Jonny Normal to this new User
... and get an explanation on what the example does when using Get-Help with the
-Detailed parameter (Explaining examples is always a good idea).
Segment: Parameter
[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$Surname,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$GivenName,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$Template
This is the segment that tells Powershell what input your function accepts. Each parameter of Copy-ADUser you set will be available in the next segment as a variable of the same name. You can add additional parameters if you need more information for your
logic. For example, let's add a parameter that allows you to specify what Organization the new user should belong to:
[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$Surname,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$GivenName,
[string]
$Organization,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$Template
That's how that would look like. You may notice that I didn't add the line with
"[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] this time. This means you
may add the Organization parameter when calling Copy-ADUser, but you need not.
Segment: Logic
# Create new User
$NewUser = New-ADUser -Surname $Surname -GivenName $GivenName -DisplayName "$Surname, $GivenName" -SamAccountName "$GivenName.$Surename" -Name "$Surename, $GivenName" -PassThru
# Copy from old User
$NewUser | Add-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -MemberOf (Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $Template | Where { $_.Name -ne 'Domain Users' })
# Do Whatever else you feel like doing
This is the part of the function that does the actual work. Compared to the first husk I posted, this time there are two commands in it (and some comments). First, I create a new user, using the information passed into
the parameters -Surname and -GivenName. Then I Copy the group memberships of the user identified by the information given by the
-Template parameter.
So, let's modify it!
# Tell the user you are starting
Write-Host "Starting to create the user account for $GivenName $Surname"
# Create new User
$NewUser = New-ADUser -Surname $Surname -GivenName $GivenName -DisplayName "$Surname, $GivenName" -SamAccountName "$GivenName.$Surename" -Name "$Surename, $GivenName" -PassThru
# Tell the user you are copying Group Memberships
Write-Host "Copying the group-memberhips of $Template to $GivenName $Surname"
# Copy from old User
$NewUser | Add-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -MemberOf (Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $Template | Where { $_.Name -ne 'Domain Users' })
# Do Whatever else you feel like doing
Now after adding a few lines, the logic will tell us what it's doing (and do so before it
is taking action)!
Hm ... didn't we create a change in the Parameter Segment to add an -Organization parameter? Let's use it!
# If the -Organization parameter was set, the $Organization variable will be longer than 0. Thus do ...
if ($Organization.Length -gt 0)
# Tell the user you are starting
Write-Host "Starting to create the user account for $GivenName $Surname in the Organization $Organization"
# Create new User
$NewUser = New-ADUser -Surname $Surname -GivenName $GivenName -DisplayName "$Surname, $GivenName" -SamAccountName "$GivenName.$Surename" -Name "$Surename, $GivenName" -Organization $Organization -PassThru
# If the -Organization parameter was NOT set, the $Organization variable will have a length of 0. Thus the if-condition does not apply, thus we do the else block
else
# Tell the user you are starting
Write-Host "Starting to create the user account for $GivenName $Surname"
# Create new User
$NewUser = New-ADUser -Surname $Surname -GivenName $GivenName -DisplayName "$Surname, $GivenName" -SamAccountName "$GivenName.$Surename" -Name "$Surename, $GivenName" -PassThru
# Tell the user you are copying Group Memberships
Write-Host "Copying the group-memberhips of $Template to $GivenName $Surname"
# Copy from old User
$NewUser | Add-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -MemberOf (Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $Template | Where { $_.Name -ne 'Domain Users' })
# Do Whatever else you feel like doing
There! Now we first check whether the -Organization parameter was set (it's not mandatory after all, so you can skip it). If it
was set, do whatever is in the curly braces after if (...). However, if it wasn't set, do whatever is in the curly braces after
else.
And that concludes my "minor" (and hopefully helpful) tutorial on how to use the function husk I posted :)
With this, whenever you find another cool command that helps you in the user creation process, you can simply add it, similar to what I did in these examples.
And if it all didn't make much sense, go through the tutorials in proper order and come back - it'll make much more sense then.
Cheers and good luck with PowerShell,
Fred
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How to create Mobile User Account
Hi all,
I have a dumb question but it makes me crazy !!!
I'm new in CRM 5.2 and in mobile as weel.
My question is : How to create a user acount into my mobile infrastructure ?
I've followed the following explanation but I don't find the solution :
[help|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_crm60/helpdata/de/c8/2ae1a3c73245c8aef8c4b69c2ff072/content.htm]
In there, it tells me to go thought User Management tool of Mobile Application Studio ( is it Microsoft Visual Studio ?) but in there i do not find any tools.
Thanks for your future help
Regardshi,
Creation of User Accounts
Purpose
This process describes the steps required to create user accounts for secured and controlled access to the Mobile Application Repository (MAR). User accounts are created for consultants, who intend to customize mobile client applications using Mobile Application Studio (MAS). User account allows a consultant to log on to MAS.
Process Flow
1. During the installation of MAR, the system enables the User Management feature.
If MAR is upgraded from a release prior to 3.0 to the current release, the User Management feature must be enabled manually by system administrator. This is done by changing the umfrc parameter value to YES in the ARS_SYSTABLE.
2. The CRM technical administrator creates a DSN to access MAR by using the default internal login arsdb with password arsdb.
3. The CRM technical administrator carries out the following tasks using the User Manager tool of MAS:
a. Creates user accounts.
b. Associates each user account with a standard MAR profile. For more information, see Profiles of the Mobile Application Repository.
c. Specifies a password for each user account.
Login IDs of the Mobile Application Repository
Definition
A login ID is a source through which users log on to Mobile Application Studio, and connect to the Mobile Application Repository (MAR). When MAR is installed, standard login IDs are available by default. While creating user accounts, the system administrator associates a standard login ID with the profile of each user account.
Structure
Login ID
Allows you to:
ARSAdmin
· Perform administrative activities in MAR.
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Modify the password of a user account.
ARSDeveloper
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Modify your own password.
ARSUser
· View development objects in MAR.
· Modify your own password.
ARSSys
· Get information about the MAR.
· Validate MAR users.
ARSdb
Create a DSN for MAR. The default password for this login is arsdb.
Profiles of the Mobile Application Repository
Definition
A profile of the Mobile Application Repository (MAR) is a collection of access rights defined for:
· Development objects, like tiles, tile sets and business objects of mobile client applications
· Services of MAR like change lists and namespaces
Structure
The standard profiles that are available are listed below.
Profile name
Associated login ID
Allows you to:
Administrator
ARSAdmin
· Perform administrative activities like creating and maintaining users.
· Read and write repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Release and revert a change list.
· Transfer the ownership of objects to another MAR.
· Create link objects to integrate tile set help.
· Create and modify framework objects in MAR.
ROGuest
ARSUser
· View development objects in MAR.
· Modify your own password.
Developer
ARSDeveloper
· Read repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Release change lists that have been created only by you.
· Modify your own password.
· Transfer the ownership of objects to another MAR.
SPDeveloper
ARSDeveloper
· Read repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Modify your own password.
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
This profile does not allow you to release change lists.
QMResponsible
ARSDeveloper
· Read repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Modify your own password.
· Transfer the ownership of objects to another MAR.
· Release and revert change lists.
This profile does not allow you to create a change list.
Coordinator
ARSDeveloper
· Read repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Release and revert change lists.
· Modify your own password.
· Transfer the ownership of objects to another MAR.
Frwkuser
ARSDeveloper
· Read repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Release the change list you have created.
· Transfer the ownership of objects to another MAR.
· Create and modify framework objects in MAR.
Infodeveloper
ARSDeveloper
· Read repository specific information (ARS_SYSTABLE).
· Create and modify development objects in MAR.
· Release the change list you have created.
· Create link objects to integrate tile set help.
thanks
karthik
ifhelpfull reward me some points -
**want to create a user account from "Crypted Password" to "Open Directory"
I have create a user account with "user password type: Crypted Password"
is there any way I can script it to "user password type: open directory"
I've use perl-ldap to create user account but I don't know how to change user password type to open directory,
because my script will add a new node in the directory, I just need a way to make the "user password type" to "Open Directory" AT CREATION TIME, not modifing it after a have a user account, the script below will generate a node in the directory with "Crypted Password" as User Password Type,
is there any attribute I need to add to make it "Open Directory" or perl command, applescript, bash, objective c(hopefully not)....
thank for reading...
$res = $c->add(dn => 'uid=testing,cn=users,dc=microsoft,dc=info',
attr => [
'cn' => 'testing',
'gidNumber' => '20',
'homeDirectory' => '99',
'objectclass' => 'inetOrgPerson', 'posixAccount', 'shadowAccount', 'apple-user', 'extensibleObject','organizationalPerson','top','person',
'sn' => 'testing',
'uid' => 'testing',
'uidNumber' => '5000',
1. 'apple-generateduid' => '27318931-B341-4364-91B4-84E4AAAD1234', #026F",
'givenName' => 'testing',
1. 'loginShell' => '/bin/bash',
'userPassword' => 'testing' ,
1. 'homePhone' => '555-2020',
2. 'mail' => '[email protected]'
die "unable to add, errorcode #".$res->code().$res->error if $res->code( );
thanksSince this question isn't Xserve specific a better place to get an answer is probably in the Directory Services forum: http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1353
That being said if you are trying to migrate Crypt accounts to OD accounts then the short answer is no. You need an unencrypted password to put the password into OD via a script do short of cracking the encrypted password, inserting it in plain text into the OD user account creation process then I don't think you can.
You should be able to dictate the password (and any other settings you can do from the GUI) but the password is the missing piece. Under really old OS X systems I actually suspect you can get passwords to export (hinted at by an Apple engineer I discussed this with) but there is probably a faster and more straightforward solution.
What I have done is export from NetInfo, clean the accounts via script and then reimport the accounts into the new system. I usually assign a password and dictate "Must change password at next login" and then email people the temporary passwords. It's been a while but I believe you can mass select and then dictate password settings so if that works for you create accounts with all the same password and then you can select by group and make changes - eg Must change password at login.
Good luck,
=Tod -
How to create new user account and delete old one?
Greetings,
we have wanted to change our alias on the discussions group but understand from the frequently asked questions section that,
"Once you create an alias, you cannot make changes to it. If you want to change your alias, you will need to create a new User Account".
However it does not go on to tell us specifically how to now set up a "new User Account". Could someone specify how to do this? And if we do this, how would we then delete the current User Account? Thank you.
ChrisColleen Von Eckartsberg wrote:
Thanks for the reply.
However I am still confused. I originally thought the "user account" referred to an account specific to the Discussions Forums, not the general "Apple ID" however your email seems to suggest they are one and the same....Please clarify.
If so, however I do not think I am able to change my Apple ID. As I am a mobile me user I am required to us my mobile me address for my apple ID.....and do not think I can have two ID's with the same mobile me address.....
Any additional thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
Chris
Not with the same Primary address, but you can use your MM address as a secondary one. That is how I have my 2 Apple IDs setup. 1 uses my Dot Mac address and the other uses an ISP address as the Primary with the latter having my Dot Mac address as an alternate address.
Warning, even if you create a new account, you won't be able to use your current ALIAS with the new account. -
I created an administrator account without a password but can't get in to delete other users
I was trying to delete an administrator level user and created a new administrator user with no password. I cannot access either now and want to get rid of them both. No passwords are working...help..!
OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite
Reset Password
Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.
When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.
Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.
Move the mouse to the menubar at the top and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"
from the drop down.
Terminal window will appear.
Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.
Leave the Terminal window open.
Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.
Select the user account from the popup menu box under “Select user account”.
Enter a new password.
Reenter the new password for the user.
Enter a hint.
Click the "Save" button.
Click in the menubar and select Restart.
Log in.
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Need an script to create some user account with increasing passwords
hi friends
i'm not expert in scripting.
manager gave me a list of about 50 users which i must create in my windows server 2008 R2 local users & groups snap-in (Lusrmgr.msc).
suppose i have this 5 users :
1-albert 2-Brian 3-calvin 4-carl 5-john
i need an script (maybe for /L ),so that it reads this 5 users from a text file or .csv file & create them & their password be so:
albert's password be abc1
Brian's password be abc2
calvin's password be abc3 & so on.
i mean their password be abc ending with increasing number which increases one unit
thanks in advancedThere should be some automatic user account generating scripts in the
repository.
You can request a script here:
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/site/requests
This forum is for scripting questions, not script requests.
-- Bill Stewart [Bill_Stewart]
hi Bill
i wasn't familiar with scriptcenter
thanks for advice
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HT1528 How can I change administer on user accounts without a password?
I am the sole user of my computer and do have a username and password, but somehow was unselected as an administrator. Without being selected as the administrator, I am unable to make necessary changes. How can I correct this?
Could you be more precise? How were you "unselected as an administrator?" What is your curren account status level?
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How to create child iTunes account without credit card
I Have my check card on file that can be used as debit or credit but iTunes says debit card on file. How can I create my child's account. I don't have a credit card
No, from Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids :
Before you begin, make sure that you're using a credit card as your iTunes Store and App Store payment method. To comply with child online privacy protection laws, you will use the CVV or security code from a valid credit card as part of providing your parental consent. If the card on file is a debit card or another payment method, you’ll be asked to provide a credit card before you can continue. After you create the child's Apple ID, you can change your payment method back to a debit card. -
How to create an itunes account without using a credit card but there is no option for "none"
itouch 4g
I recently had to do this... but I figured it out.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301961
also,
http://tinyurl.com/29bjce
You may be able to use the account you are using to post on this forum
Message was edited by: dddeeefff -
How can create a iTunes account without credit card??
hey, i bouhgt a iphone 4, i need regidter with itunes without credit card, anyone help me,,,
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
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How to use migration assistant without creating dual user accounts
I want to use migration assistant to transfer apps, software & files on my macbook pro to my new macbook air. How can I do this without creating two user accounts for myself on the m-book air -- my account from the m-book pro & the one that the air makes me create as soon as I do start-up? Can I just use the same name & password for both? or will that make things go badly awry?
Thanks!If you have not booted the MBA for the first time and gone through the Setup Assistant, then I would use the Setup Assistant to make the transfer before you even create another user account. However, if you've already created the new user account on the MBA, then create a new admine one with a different username than the account you will migrate. Log into this new account, delete the first account you made, then use Migration Assistant to transfer your account from the MBP.
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I have created separate user accounts for my 2 boys on my macbook. How do i get my itunes library onto their new ipods?
They can't. Which came first - the chicken or the egg? Actually, that's a bad comparison but a sync must come first.
The library is actually part of iTunes and it contains everything. iTunes is then configured so that you (or they) determine which portion of everything will be synced to each iPod (identified by a unique name, see below for an example of an iPod and an iPad). iTunes can't make that decision until AFTER it knows which iPods exist.
By the way, I (you, they) can very easily change the name of each device to whatever I (you, they) wish to call it. -
How can I find the user that created a user account and the user who last updated the account
How can I find out who created a user account and who last updated the account. I think that this is the same information that is displayed in the description field on the General tab.
I am using ADO commands and vbscript
ug3jI should point out that there are two attributes of all AD objects that can help you track down the correct information in the system logs. These are the whenCreated and whenChanged attributes. This will tell when the object was created and when it was last
modified, which should help when you search the logs. Also, while whenCreated is replicated to all DC's, so they will all have the exact same creation time, the whenChanged attribute is technically not replicated. The date/time on each DC reflects when
the last modification was replicated to that DC. The values will differ slightly on each DC, reflecting how long it took for the change to replicate.
Richard Mueller - MVP Directory Services -
Hi, how can I create an iTunes account without a credit card? Thanks
Hi, how can I create an iTunes account without a credit card? Thanks
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