Active Directory PowerShell creating users

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New-ADUser -SamAccountName $user.SamAccountName -Name ($user.FirstName + " " + $user.LastName) `
    -DisplayName ($user.FirstName + " " + $user.LastName) -GivenName $user.FirstName -Surname $user.LastName `
    -EmailAddress ($user.FirstName + "_" + $user.LastName + $dnsroot) -UserPrincipalName ($user.SamAccountName + $dnsroot) `
    -Title $user.title -manager $user.manager `
    -Enabled $true -ChangePasswordAtLogon $false -PasswordNeverExpires  $true `
    -AccountPassword $defpassword -PassThru `
    -AccountExpirationDate $expires -Path 'rop.com/ts/otos/ate/PMO/'` 
    -telephoneNumber "9856"'
    -LoginScript "es.cmd"'
    -Description "etant"'
    -Street "unt"`

I don't work with PowerShell much so I am unsure how to fix this error.

The error I get is: Missing expression after unary operator '-'

Kohlbrr · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-25 20:40:30Z

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There are a few issues.

As mentioned, you need to have a space between your backticks and the end of a line for line continuation. Also, on some of your last lines, you use single quotes (') instead of backticks (`).

If your last line in the sample code is the last line of your command, having a backtick at the end of it will cause errors.

Additionally, -telephoneNumber is not a parameter of New-ADUser. The only default parameters that deal with phone numbers are -HomePhone, -OfficePhone, and -MobilePhone. Otherwise, you need to use the -OtherAttributes parameter.

In this case I think you want -OtherAttributes @{telephonenumber="9856"}

edited Mar 25, 2014 at 20:40

answered Mar 25, 2014 at 20:16

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user3438716 Over a year ago

thank you for this because I was getting an error due to telephoneNumber not being a parameter

user189198 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-25 17:33:31Z

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I'm pretty sure you need a space before the backtick.

New-ADUser -SamAccountName $user.SamAccountName -Name ($user.FirstName + " " + $user.LastName) `
-DisplayName ($user.FirstName + " " + $user.LastName) -GivenName $user.FirstName -Surname $user.LastName `
-EmailAddress ($user.FirstName + "_" + $user.LastName + $dnsroot) -UserPrincipalName ($user.SamAccountName + $dnsroot) `
-Title $user.title -manager $user.manager `
-Enabled $true -ChangePasswordAtLogon $false -PasswordNeverExpires  $true `
-AccountPassword $defpassword -PassThru `
-AccountExpirationDate $expires -Path 'rop.com/ts/otos/ate/PMO/' ` 
-telephoneNumber "9856" `
-LoginScript "es.cmd" `
-Description "etant" `
-Street "unt"

answered Mar 25, 2014 at 17:33

user189198

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user3438716 Over a year ago

that doesn't seem to be the problem because I still get that error

user189198 Over a year ago

Did you copy/paste my example code? I also fixed the apostrophes which should have been backticks.

user3438716 Over a year ago

it worked now. Any idea how the apostrophe and back tick conventions work? This is my first time writing powershell for AD so I am unsure of the syntax.

user3438716 Over a year ago

not sure if you will get my message but now I get the error: Could not create user , A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'telephoneNumber'.

user189198 Over a year ago

The backtick is the "line continuation" character. It basically means that you can span a single command across multiple lines. As for the -TelephoneNumber parameter, that does not exist on the New-ADUser command. You will need to specify the telephone number attribute using the -OtherAttributes parameter. Use Get-Help New-ADUser -Param OtherAt* for more information about the parameter.

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