Brandon Shell

Here is an article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269190

"Brandon Shell" <tshell@mask.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uSLcecG7GHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> To be fair to the developers of powershell. What you are running into is
> not a powershell issue... If I remember correctly it is a security
> feature. If you want to set a password using the LDAP provider you must
> use LDAP over SSL (port 636.) This is simply because LDAP is clear text
> and you do not want your password hanging out on the wire in clear text.
> You will find if you write the script and run it LOCALLY on a DC it should
> work.
>
> Options:
> 1) Do it locally on a DC
> 2) Do it using LDAP over SSL
> 3) Use Winnt provider
>
>
> <krukinews@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1160468369.398782.280480@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>> This is really frustrating.
>>
>> On Exchange 2007 you can do this
>>
>> $username = Read-Host "Enter Username: "
>> $password = Read-Host "Enter password: " -AsSecureString
>>
>> New-MailUser -Name $username -Password $password -ExternalEmailAddress
>> ($username + "@test.com").ToString() -UserPrincipalName ($username +
>> "@test.com").ToString() -Organizational test.com/test
>>
>> It will create a user account, and its way it should be done in
>> PowerShell. Clean, simple, documented.
>>
>> To PowerShell team.
>>
>> You have created something very very good.
>> I have created script that converts event logs from servers into RSS
>> feed in less then 3 hours.
>>
>> And I'm struggling to create simple user in AD, please add some of
>> Exchange 2007 stuff into final release. Please.
>>
>> Krunoslav
>>
>> Jim Holbach wrote:
>>> All I've been able to come up with so far is this. I haven't been able
>>> to set
>>> the password yet.
>>>
>>> $ou=[ADSI]"LDAP://cn=Users,dc=test,dc=com"
>>> $user = $ou.Create("user","cn=User1")
>>> $user.Put("sAMAccountName", "User1")
>>> $user.SetInfo()
>>>
>>> $User.put("useraccountcontrol",$User.useraccountcontrol.value -band
>>> (-bnot 2))
>>> $user.SetInfo()
>>>
>>> $Group=[ADSI]"LDAP://cn=dnsadmins,cn=Users,dc=test,dc=com"
>>> $Group.PutEx(3, "member", @("cn=User1,cn=Users,dc=test,dc=com"))
>>> $Group.SetInfo()
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Jim Holbach
>>>
>>>
>>> "krukinews@gmail.com" wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > I'm trying to create new user in AD.
>>> >
>>> > $ou=[ADSI]"LDAP://ou=myUsers,dc=test,dc=com"
>>> > $user = $ou.Create("user","cn="User1")
>>> > $user.Put("sAMAccountName", "User1")
>>> > $user.SetInfo()
>>> >
>>> > But this only creates disabled user (without password).
>>> >
>>> > How can I set password and enable this user?
>>> > Also how can I add user to some group?
>>> >
>>> > Krunoslav
>>> >
>>> >
>>
>