Managed Active Directory::CreateUser

The CreateUser method creates a user in Active Directory directory service and sets the initial properties.

Arguments

The CreateUser method accepts the following input parameters.

Input arguments Required Description

Container

No

The lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) path to the container in which to place the user.

UserPrincipalName

No

The User Principal Name (UPN).

policyName

No

Policy name (defaults to "default").

SamAccountName

No

The logon name used to support clients and servers running older versions of the operating system, such as Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, and LAN Manager. This attribute must be longer than 20 characters to support older clients.

DisplayName

No

The user display name.

GivenName

No

The user first name.

MiddleName

No

The user middle name.

Sn

No

The user last name.

Initials

No

The user initials.

Description

No

The General Description property.

PropertyXml

No

A group of XML properties in the following format:

 
<properties>    <property name="l">Some City</property>    <property name="sn">Last Name</property></properties> 
 
        

PreferredDomainController

No

The domain controller to use for this operation.

SendCredentials

No

True/False: embed basic authentication credentials in the MPF request.

ErrorReturn

No

Out parameter containing the error (if any) thrown by Microsoft Provisioning Framework (MPF) during the processing of the request.

Output Arguments

The CreateUser method returns the LDAP path to the newly created user.

Remarks

No remarks.

Sample Code

No sample code.

Applies To

Managed Active Directory Web Service for:

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.0

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 3.5

  • Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 3.0

  • Windows-based Hosting version 4.5

  • Windows-based Hosting version 4.0

  • Windows-based Hosting version 3.5

  • Windows-based Hosting for Applications version 1.0

See also

Tasks

Managed Active Directory::DeleteUser
Managed Active Directory::DisableUser
Managed Active Directory::EnableUser
Managed Active Directory::ModifyUser
Managed Active Directory::RenameUser