<# .SYNOPSIS Creates a new user account .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script creates a new user account. .EXAMPLE PS> ./new-user .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$Username = "") try { if ($Username -eq "") { $Username = read-host "Enter new user name" } $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() if ($IsLinux) { & sudo adduser --encrypt-home $Username } else { throw "Not supported yet" } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ created new user '$Username' with encrypted home directory in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }