Add-WssUser
Adds a new user account.
Syntax
Add-WssUser
[-AccessLevel <String>]
[-FirstName <String>]
[-LastName <String>]
[-Name] <String>
[-GroupName <String>]
[-AllowRemoteAccess]
[-AllowVpnAccess]
[-Password] <SecureString>
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Add-WssUser cmdlet adds a new user account to the sbs_sbs8_2 server. Use the parameters to grant the account access to services or set access levels.
Examples
Example 1: Add a user
PS C:\> Add-WssUser -AccessLevel "Administrator" -Name "SarahJones" -FirstName "Sarah" -LastName "Jones" -AllowRemoteAccessThis command adds a user with administrative access and remote web access to a sbs_sbs8_2 server.
Parameters
-AccessLevel
Specifies the access level for a user. To give the user administrative access, specify Administrator; otherwise, specify User for a standard user.
| Type: | String |
| Accepted values: | User, Administrator |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AllowRemoteAccess
Indicates that the user can access the Remote Web Access website.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AllowVpnAccess
Indicates that the user can access the VPN server.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-FirstName
Specifies the first name of a user.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-GroupName
Specifies the name of a group.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-LastName
Specifies the last name of a user.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies a user account name.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Password
Specifies a password for a user, as a secure string.
| Type: | SecureString |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Users.User
This cmdlet returns the user object created by this cmdlet.