Public/System/New-AdminLegacy.ps1
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Function New-AdminLegacy { <# .SYNOPSIS Create a new local user account with administrative privileges using legacy commands. .DESCRIPTION .PARAMETER Username .PARAMETER Credential .EXAMPLE Create-Admin -Credential (Get-Credential) -FullName "Example" -Description "Example admin account" .NOTES This function only work in PS 5.1 and below. Author: Michiel VH .LINK #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [PSCredential]$Credential, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string]$FullName, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string]$Description ) # Check if the user already exists if (Get-LocalUser -Name $Credential.Username -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Write-Host "User $($Credential.Username) already exists." return } # Set fallback values if (!$FullName) { $FullName = $Credential.Username } if (!$Description) { $Description = "Local user account for $($Credential.Username)" } try { # Create the user New-LocalUser -Name $Credential.Username -Password $Credential.Password -FullName $FullName -Description $Description -AccountNeverExpires Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member $Credential.Username Write-Host "User $($Credential.Username) created and added to the Administrators group successfully." } catch { Write-Error "Failed to create user $($Credential.Username) : $($_.Exception.Message)" } } |