Create AD multiple user accounts using PowerShell

Many times we come across a scenario where we need to create bulk of AD user accounts. But who wants to spend a whole bunch of time for creating users? So we at Deskperts went ahead and made a PowerShell Script that will create users from a CSV file. Hope you find it useful!!!!

We have tested the below script in Windows Server 2008 R2 AD infrastructure.


We have created a test OU as Sales in our testlab.com with no users.

Below is the Powershell script in text format to create bulk users in AD.

   

        Note:- Save the file with .PS1 format (Powershell)

        The Script data is below, copy the below text into Notepad, and save it as Original.ps1

Import-Csv .\Original.csv | foreach-object {
$UserPrincipalName = $_.SamAccountName + "@TESTLAB.COM"


New-ADUser -SamAccountName $_.SamAccountName -UserPrincipalName $UserPrincipalName -Givenname $_.FirstName -Name $_.FirstName -DisplayName $_.DisplayName -SurName $_.LastName -Department $_.Department -EmailAddress $_.EmailAddress -EmployeeID $_.EmployeeID -Path $_.Path -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "pass@123" -AsPlainText -force) -Enabled $True -ChangePasswordAtLogon $True -PassThru }       

Create the csv file with user properties to be created in AD as below.

     





Note: - Give the csv file name same as 1^st line in the script.

Copy both files at same location on AD.

To run the script on AD:

• Run Active Directory Module for PowerShell as Administrator
• Change to the location where you have placed the Script and the CSV file.
• Now run the script. Type “.\CreateAccount.ps1”

 AD Users will be created as below.