PowerShell Command to create bulk users in Active Directory

User Template format 

# Import users from CSV

$users = Import-Csv -Path "C:\temp\users.csv"

foreach ($user in $users) {

$samAccountName = $user.LoginID

$displayName = $user.DisplayName

$email = $user.Email

$depatment=$User.Department

$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "P@ssw0rd!" -AsPlainText -Force

    # Create user

New-ADUser `

-Name $displayName `

-SamAccountName $samAccountName `

-UserPrincipalName "$samAccountName@ads.com" `

-DisplayName $displayName `

-EmailAddress $email `

-Department $depatment `

-AccountPassword $password `

-Enabled $true `

-Path "OU=VDI,DC=ads,DC=com"

    

Write-Host "Created user: $displayName ($samAccountName)"

}

Script to create Multiple local Users and set Password never Expire

function create-account ([string]$accountName) {

 $hostname = hostname

 $comp = [adsi]"WinNT://$hostname"

 $user = $comp.Create("User", $accountName)

 $user.SetPassword("P@ssw0rd")

 #$user.SetInfo()

 $User.UserFlags[0] = $User.UserFlags[0] -bor 0x10000 #ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD flag is 0x10000

 $user.SetInfo()}

 # Create 30 administrator users named user1 ... user 30

for($i=20; $i -le 23; $i++){

  create-account("TRAIN-$i")

  }

PowerShell command to list out all the VDAs registered or registered/unregistered to site and schedule it using task scheduler send the report over mail

 PowerShell command to list out all the VDAs registered or registered/unregistered to site and schedule it using task scheduler send the report over mail

The PowerShell command will be used to collect only unregistered VDAs from the site.

Get-BrokerDesktop -MaxRecordCount 5000 | Select-Object ClientName, AssociatedUserFullNames, MachineName, RegistrationState, StartTime, LastDeregistrationReason, CatalogName, LastConnectionTime, FunctionalLevel |Where-object {$_.RegistrationState -eq 'Unregistered'} | Export-Csv -Path C:\TEMP\Get-brokerDesktop.csv |Format-Table –AutoSize

 

Send-MailMessage –From administrator@ads.com –To VDA@ads.com –Subject “Guess what!” -Attachment "Get-brokerDesktop.csv" –Body “I am testing to get VDA status through PowerShell” -SmtpServer smtp.mail.com -Port 25 

Below PowerShell command will be used to collect all VDAs registered/unregistered from the site.

Get-BrokerDesktop -MaxRecordCount 5000 | Select-Object ClientName, AssociatedUserFullNames, MachineName, RegistrationState, StartTime, LastDeregistrationReason, CatalogName, LastConnectionTime, FunctionalLevel, AssociatedUserSID, HostedMachineName | Export-Csv -Path C:\TEMP\Get-broker6.csv |Format-Table -InformationAction Stop -AutoSize

 

Send-MailMessage –From administrator@ads.com –To VDA@ads.com –Subject “Guess what!” -Attachment "Get-brokerDesktop.csv" –Body “I am testing to get VDA status through PowerShell” -SmtpServer smtp.mail.com -Port 25 

If you want  more details, refer below link and update the parameters accordingly.

https://developer-docs.citrix.com/projects/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops-sdk/en/latest/Broker/Get-BrokerMachine/ 

Output will be like below.

You can schedule it using the task scheduler.

You need to save the script file in the same location where the report file is getting exported.

For me it is c:\temp

Login to server from where you want to schedule task

Open Task scheduler

Create new task -> Give task name

In security options select how you want to run the script 

In my case I have selected Run whether user is logged on or not

Check mark on Run with highest privileges.

Click on Triggers and set the scheduled time

Click on Action and in Action select start a program

In program/script browse and select powershell.exe

In arguments: give the script path with script name .ps1

Start in: Give the path where you have kept your script.

Apply OK and wait for the scheduled time, task will execute at scheduled time like below