jermdw
6/13/2017 - 3:30 PM

Create a local administrator account using PowerShell

Create a local administrator account using PowerShell

Create-Administrator.ps1
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$Username = "su"
$Password = "password"

$group = "Administrators"

$adsi = [ADSI]"WinNT://$env:COMPUTERNAME"
$existing = $adsi.Children | where {$_.SchemaClassName -eq 'user' -and $_.Name -eq $Username }

if ($existing -eq $null) {

    Write-Host "Creating new local user $Username."
    & NET USER $Username $Password /add /y /expires:never
    
    Write-Host "Adding local user $Username to $group."
    & NET LOCALGROUP $group $Username /add

}
else {
    Write-Host "Setting password for existing local user $Username."
    $existing.SetPassword($Password)
}

Write-Host "Ensuring password for $Username never expires."
& WMIC USERACCOUNT WHERE "Name='$Username'" SET PasswordExpires=FALSE