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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403
      last edited by

      Here is a script on Microsoft's website, but it needs to be adjusted.

      You can likely do this with a simplified command as well ..

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
        last edited by

        This one seems like it was written this decade over the other one I linked.

        https://gist.github.com/ducas/3a65704a3b92dfa0301e

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        • black3dynamiteB
          black3dynamite
          last edited by black3dynamite

          Within a powershell script

          cmd.exe /c "net user adminuser password /add"
          cmd.exe /c "net localgroup administrators adminuser /add"
          cmd.exe /c "wmic path Win32_UserAccount where Name='adminuser' set PasswordExpires=false"
          
          #To remove Users group from adminuser and only have Administrators
          cmd.exe /c "net localgroup users adminuser /del"
          
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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @black3dynamite
            last edited by

            @black3dynamite said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

            Within a powershell script

            cmd.exe /c "net user adminuser password /add"
            cmd.exe /c "net localgroup administrators adminuser /add"
            cmd.exe /c "wmic path Win32_UserAccount where Name='adminuser' set PasswordExpires=false"
            
            #To remove Users group from adminuser and only have Administrators
            cmd.exe /c "net localgroup users adminuser /del"
            

            I have that, but I swear I did it with powershell once but cannot find what I did.

            /me rants about needing better notes.

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce
              last edited by Obsolesce

              New-LocalUser -Name "SpongeBob" -Description "Badass Admin"
              Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "SpongeBob"
              

              New-LocalUser
              https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/new-localuser?view=powershell-5.1

              Add-LocalGroupMember
              https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/add-localgroupmember?view=powershell-5.1

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              • black3dynamiteB
                black3dynamite @Obsolesce
                last edited by black3dynamite

                @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                New-LocalUser -Name "SpongeBob" -Description "Badass Admin"
                Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "SpongeBob"
                

                New-LocalUser
                https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/new-localuser?view=powershell-5.1

                Add-LocalGroupMember
                https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/add-localgroupmember?view=powershell-5.1

                Windows Management Framework 5.1 needs to be installed on Windows 7.
                https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54616

                You can find out the current version on Windows 7 with this command in PowerShell.
                $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce
                  last edited by

                  Or if you use SaltStack:

                  https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.win_useradd.html

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                  • black3dynamiteB
                    black3dynamite @Obsolesce
                    last edited by

                    @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                    Or if you use SaltStack:

                    https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.win_useradd.html

                    Those commands looks so much easier to use.

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                    • ObsolesceO
                      Obsolesce @black3dynamite
                      last edited by

                      @black3dynamite said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                      @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                      Or if you use SaltStack:

                      https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.win_useradd.html

                      Those commands looks so much easier to use.

                      SaltStack makes management extremely easier

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                      • thwrT
                        thwr @JaredBusch
                        last edited by

                        @jaredbusch said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                        I have a handful of Windows 7 machiens not on a domain.

                        I want to put a new Admin account on them.

                        The current user accounts have admin rights, which I will remove, I have ScreenConnect installed and running with admin perms. So I can pop a powershell via the ScreenConnect command window easily to do this.

                        AD? New-ADuser or so. On the road ATM, can check later

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @thwr
                          last edited by

                          @thwr said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                          @jaredbusch said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                          I have a handful of Windows 7 machiens not on a domain.

                          I want to put a new Admin account on them.

                          The current user accounts have admin rights, which I will remove, I have ScreenConnect installed and running with admin perms. So I can pop a powershell via the ScreenConnect command window easily to do this.

                          AD? New-ADuser or so. On the road ATM, can check later

                          Local user.

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @black3dynamite
                            last edited by

                            @black3dynamite said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                            @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                            New-LocalUser -Name "SpongeBob" -Description "Badass Admin"
                            Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "SpongeBob"
                            

                            New-LocalUser
                            https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/new-localuser?view=powershell-5.1

                            Add-LocalGroupMember
                            https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/add-localgroupmember?view=powershell-5.1

                            Windows Management Framework 5.1 needs to be installed on Windows 7.
                            https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54616

                            You can find out the current version on Windows 7 with this command in PowerShell.
                            $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

                            well fuck..
                            0_1517335976163_5d24ba6b-28fc-45fe-b08c-21f50b7e2e6d-image.png

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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce @JaredBusch
                              last edited by

                              @jaredbusch said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                              @black3dynamite said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                              @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                              New-LocalUser -Name "SpongeBob" -Description "Badass Admin"
                              Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "SpongeBob"
                              

                              New-LocalUser
                              https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/new-localuser?view=powershell-5.1

                              Add-LocalGroupMember
                              https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/add-localgroupmember?view=powershell-5.1

                              Windows Management Framework 5.1 needs to be installed on Windows 7.
                              https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54616

                              You can find out the current version on Windows 7 with this command in PowerShell.
                              $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

                              well fuck..
                              0_1517335976163_5d24ba6b-28fc-45fe-b08c-21f50b7e2e6d-image.png

                              Lol

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                              • ObsolesceO
                                Obsolesce @JaredBusch
                                last edited by

                                @jaredbusch Looks like SaltStack is the way to go. PSTools makes it easy too if you need a quick n easy.

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch @Obsolesce
                                  last edited by

                                  @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                                  @jaredbusch Looks like SaltStack is the way to go. PSTools makes it easy too if you need a quick n easy.

                                  old cmd line will work. jsut not what I wanted to do.

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    @jaredbusch said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                                    @tim_g said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                                    @jaredbusch Looks like SaltStack is the way to go. PSTools makes it easy too if you need a quick n easy.

                                    old cmd line will work. jsut not what I wanted to do.

                                    run each command from SC.. not as fast as one click.. but still not bad.

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                                    • matteo nunziatiM
                                      matteo nunziati @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @jaredbusch said in Anyone have a powershell line to create a new admin account:

                                      I have a handful of Windows 7 machiens not on a domain.

                                      I want to put a new Admin account on them.

                                      The current user accounts have admin rights, which I will remove, I have ScreenConnect installed and running with admin perms. So I can pop a powershell via the ScreenConnect command window easily to do this.

                                      not tested... maybe this thread can help with PS 2.0. Quoting code here:

                                      # Create new local Admin user for script purposes
                                      $Computer = [ADSI]"WinNT://$Env:COMPUTERNAME,Computer"
                                      
                                      $LocalAdmin = $Computer.Create("User", "LocalAdmin")
                                      $LocalAdmin.SetPassword("Password01")
                                      $LocalAdmin.SetInfo()
                                      $LocalAdmin.FullName = "Local Admin by Powershell"
                                      $LocalAdmin.SetInfo()
                                      $LocalAdmin.UserFlags = 64 + 65536 # ADS_UF_PASSWD_CANT_CHANGE + ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD
                                      $LocalAdmin.SetInfo()
                                      
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