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How can I add a user from the command line?
 

A. A. The simple answer is to use the net user <username> <password> /add (/domain) , however it is possible to automate not only the addition of the user, but also his/her addition to groups and the creation of a template user account directory structure. Many organizations have a basic structure with word, excel directories and some template files. This can be automated with a basic script. For example

addnew.bat

net user %1 password /add /homedir:\\<server>\users\%1 /scriptpath:login.bat /domain
net localgroup "<local group>" %1 /add
repeat for local groups
net group "<groups>" %1 /add /domain
repeat for global groups
xcopy \\<server>\users\template \\<server>\users\%1 /e
nltest /sync /server:BDCname
repeat for all BDCs you might be authenticating to
sleep 20
cacls \\<server>\users\%1 /e /r Everyone
remove the everyone permission to the directory
cacls \\<server>\users\%1 /g %1:F /e
cacls \\<server>\users\%1 /g Administrators:F /e

The nltest commands are needed as otherwise it fails to do the cacls command, since the user account does not exist on the BDC to which you are authenticating as only the PDC has been updated.








Reader Comments

Here is my problem: I want to create accounts using the NET USER. I want to specify that Y: be mapped to \\servername\username$ in user manager. How do I do that using the NET USER command? I tried it and Z: is the default. THANKS

Bigfaw -September 26, 2000

I tried the addnew.bat batch file, but I found that it (i.e. the net user command) doesn't fill in the username in the Windows 2000 account field (however it does fill in the username in the pre-Windows 2000 field). Anyone have the same problem (or maybe a solution? Thanks in advance!

Johan Willems -October 22, 2002

I would like to view a nukber of uxers access writes, I tried using net user and it gives me exactly what I want but I dont knowwhich switch to uses to add multipe user names ie net user bloggsb show me everthing b Bloogs has but if I want to see what bloogsb and fredx and willa I will have to type this several time can you help ?

Anonymous User -November 08, 2004

how i can add adminstrator acount in windows 2000 using cmd.exe

Anonymous User -December 29, 2004
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