Description: Adds a user to the directory. Syntax: dsadd user [-samid ] [-upn ] [-fn ] [-mi ] [-ln ] [-display ] [-empid ] [-pwd { | *}] [-desc ] [-memberof ] [-office ] [-tel ] [-email ] [-hometel ] [-pager ] [-mobile ] [-fax ] [-iptel ] [-webpg ] [-title ] [-dept <Department>] [-company <Company>] [-mgr <Manager>] [-hmdir <HomeDir>] [-hmdrv <DriveLtr:>] [-profile <ProfilePath>] [-loscr <ScriptPath>] [-mustchpwd {yes | no}] [-canchpwd {yes | no}] [-reversiblepwd {yes | no}] [-pwdneverexpires {yes | no}] [-acctexpires <NumDays>] [-disabled {yes | no}] [{-s <Server> | -d <Domain>}] [-u <UserName>] [-p {<Password> | *}] [-q] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}] Parameters: Value Description <UserDN> Required. Distinguished name (DN) of user to add. If the target object is omitted, it will be taken from standard input (stdin). -samid <SAMName> Set the SAM account name of user to <SAMName>. If not specified, dsadd will attempt to create SAM account name using up to the first 20 characters from the common name (CN) value of <UserDN>. -upn <UPN> Set the upn value to <UPN>. -fn <FirstName> Set user first name to <FirstName>. -mi <Initial> Set user middle initial to <Initial>. -ln <LastName> Set user last name to <LastName>. -display <DisplayName> Set user display name to <DisplayName>. -empid <EmployeeID> Set user employee ID to <EmployeeID>. -pwd {<Password> | *} Set user password to <Password>. If *, then you are prompted for a password. -desc <Description> Set user description to <Description>. -memberof <Group ...> Make user a member of one or more groups <Group ...> -office <Office> Set user office location to <Office>. -tel <Phone#> Set user telephone# to <Phone#>. -email <Email> Set user e-mail address to <Email>. -hometel <HomePhone#> Set user home phone# to <HomePhone#>. -pager <Pager#> Set user pager# to <Pager#>. -mobile <CellPhone#> Set user mobile# to <CellPhone#>. -fax <Fax#> Set user fax# to <Fax#>. -iptel <IPPhone#> Set user IP phone# to <IPPhone#>. -webpg <WebPage> Set user web page URL to <WebPage>. -title <Title> Set user title to <Title>. -dept <Department> Set user department to <Department>. -company <Company> Set user company info to <Company>. -mgr <Manager> Set user's manager to <Manager> (format is DN). -hmdir <HomeDir> Set user home directory to <HomeDir>. If this is UNC path, then a drive letter that will be mapped to this path must also be specified through -hmdrv. -hmdrv <DriveLtr:> Set user home drive letter to <DriveLtr:> -profile <ProfilePath> Set user's profile path to <ProfilePath>. -loscr <ScriptPath> Set user's logon script path to <ScriptPath>. -mustchpwd {yes | no} User must change password at next logon or not. Default: no. -canchpwd {yes | no} User can change password or not. This should be "yes" if the -mustchpwd is "yes". Default: yes. -reversiblepwd {yes | no} Store user password using reversible encryption or not. Default: no. -pwdneverexpires {yes | no} User password never expires or not. Default: no. -acctexpires <NumDays> Set user account to expire in <NumDays> days from today. A value of 0 implies account expires at the end of today; a positive value implies the account expires in the future; a negative value implies the account already expired and sets an expiration date in the past; the string value "never" implies that the account never expires. -disabled {yes | no} User account is disabled or not. Default: no. {-s <Server> | -d <Domain>} -s <Server> connects to the domain controller (DC) with name <Server>. -d <Domain> connects to a DC in domain <Domain>. Default: a DC in the logon domain. -u <UserName> Connect as <UserName>. Default: the logged in user. User name can be: user name, domain\user name, or user principal name (UPN). -p {<Password> | *} Password for the user <UserName>. If * is entered, then you are prompted for a password. -q Quiet mode: suppress all output to standard output. {-uc | -uco | -uci} -uc Specifies that input from or output to pipe is formatted in Unicode. -uco Specifies that output to pipe or file is formatted in Unicode. -uci Specifies that input from pipe or file is formatted in Unicode. Remarks: If you do not supply a target object at the command prompt, the target object is obtained from standard input (stdin). Stdin data can be accepted from the keyboard, a redirected file, or as piped output from another command. To mark the end of stdin data from the keyboard or in a redirected file, use Control+Z, for End of File (EOF). If a value that you supply contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=microsoft,DC=com"). If you enter multiple values, the values must be separated by spaces (for example, a list of distinguished names). The special token $username$ (case insensitive) may be used to place the SAM account name in the value of a parameter. For example, if the target user DN is CN=Jane Doe,CN=users,CN=microsoft,CN=com and the SAM account name attribute is "janed," the -hmdir parameter can have the following substitution: -hmdir \users\$username$\home The value of the -hmdir parameter is modified to the following value: - hmdir \users\janed\home See also: dsadd computer /? - help for adding a computer to the directory. dsadd contact /? - help for adding a contact to the directory. dsadd group /? - help for adding a group to the directory. dsadd ou /? - help for adding an organizational unit to the directory. dsadd user /? - help for adding a user to the directory. dsadd quota /? - help for adding a quota to the directory. Directory Service command-line tools help: dsadd /? - help for adding objects. dsget /? - help for displaying objects. dsmod /? - help for modifying objects. dsmove /? - help for moving objects. dsquery /? - help for finding objects matching search criteria. dsrm /? - help for deleting objects.