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The new-user.ps1 Script
This PowerShell script creates a new user account.
Parameters
new-user.ps1 [[-Username] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Username <String>
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
Example
PS> ./new-user
Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Source Code
<#
.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
}
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