PowerShell - Active Directory
You want to create a new user 'mjohnson' with the display name 'Mary Johnson' and then immediately set her office location to 'HQ-5'. Which sequence of commands correctly achieves this?
You want to create a new user 'mjohnson' with the display name 'Mary Johnson' and then immediately set her office location to 'HQ-5'. Which sequence of commands correctly achieves this?
hard📝 Application Q15 of 15
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Create user with New-ADUser
Use-SamAccountNameand-DisplayNameto create the user. Office location is not set here.Step 2: Update office location with Set-ADUser
UseSet-ADUser -Identity 'mjohnson' -Office 'HQ-5'to set the office property after creation.Step 3: Evaluate other options
Set-ADUser -SamAccountName 'mjohnson' -DisplayName 'Mary Johnson' New-ADUser -Identity 'mjohnson' -Office 'HQ-5' tries to update before creation, which fails. New-ADUser -UserName 'mjohnson' -Name 'Mary Johnson' -Office 'HQ-5' -Enabled $true uses wrong parameters. New-ADUser -SamAccountName 'mjohnson' -DisplayName 'Mary Johnson' -Office 'HQ-5' -Enabled $true fails because -Enabled $true requires -AccountPassword (e.g., (ConvertTo-SecureString 'P@ssw0rd' -AsPlainText -Force)), which is missing.Final Answer:
New-ADUser -SamAccountName 'mjohnson' -DisplayName 'Mary Johnson' Set-ADUser -Identity 'mjohnson' -Office 'HQ-5' -> Option AQuick Check:
Create then update properties = B [OK]
Quick Trick: Create user first, then update extra properties with Set-ADUser [OK]
Common Mistakes:
- Trying to set unsupported properties in New-ADUser
- Running Set-ADUser before user exists
- Using wrong parameter names
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