Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops SDK

Add-Acctadaccount

August 3, 2023

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Import Active Directory computer accounts from Active Directory for use in the AD Identity Service.

Syntax

Add-AcctADAccount [-IdentityPoolName] <String> -ADAccountName <String[]> [-Password <String>] [-SecurePassword <SecureString>] [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Add-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolUid <Guid> -ADAccountName <String[]> [-Password <String>] [-SecurePassword <SecureString>] [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Detailed Description

Provides the ability for Active Directory computer accounts that already exist in Active Directory to be used by the Citrix AD Identity Service and the other Citrix Machine Creation Services.

All aspects of this command that need to make modifications to the accounts in Active Directory will do so using the account that the PowerShell runspace is using. This means that if the passwords need resetting for the accounts, the user performing the operation in PowerShell must have sufficient privileges in Active Directory for this operation to complete successfully.

The following rules apply to the importing of Active Directory accounts; If the current account password is supplied, the cmdlet will attempt to change the password so that it is known only to the Citrix Identity Service. This uses password change operations and does not need AD account administration permissions. If the current password is not supplied, the cmdlet will attempt to reset the password for the Active Directory account so that it is known only to the Citrix Identity Service. This requires the cmdlet to have enough privileges in Active Directory for the accounts’ password reset to be available. Imported accounts in a disabled or locked state in Active Directory are imported with the account marked in an error state. If the identity pool into which the account is being imported does not have a domain set, it assumes the domain of the first account imported into it.

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
IdentityPoolName	The identity pool name into which to add the imported accounts.	true	true (ByPropertyName)
ADAccountName	The Active Directory account name to be imported.
Active Directory accounts are accepted in the following formats: Fully qualified DN e.g. CN=MyComputer,OU=Computers,DC=MyDomain,DC=Com; UPN format e.g MyComputer@MyDomain.Com; Domain qualified e.g MyDomain\MyComputer.	true	false
IdentityPoolUid	The unique identifier for the identity pool to which imported accounts are to be added.	true	true (ByPropertyName)
Password	The current password for the computer account.	false	false
SecurePassword	The current password for the account (provided in a Secure String class).	false	false
ADUserName	The username for an Active Directoy user account with Write Permissions. This parameter is only used in Cloud deployments.	false	false
ADPassword	The matching password for an Active Directoy user account with Write Permissions. This parameter is only used in Cloud deployments.	false	false
LoggingId	Specifies the identifier of the high-level operation this cmdlet call forms a part of. Citrix Studio and Director typically create high-level operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a high-level operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets.	false	false
BearerToken	Specifies the bearer token assigned to the calling user	false	false
TraceParent	Specifies the trace parent assigned for internal diagnostic tracing use	false	false
TraceState	Specifies the trace state assigned for internal diagnostic tracing use	false	false
VirtualSiteId	Specifies the virtual site the PowerShell snap-in will connect to.	false	false
AdminAddress	Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller the PowerShell snap-in connects to. You can provide this as a host name or an IP address.	false	false	LocalHost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value becomes the default.

Input Type

Return Values

Citrix.Adidentity.Sdk.Accountoperationdetailedsummary

The Add-AcctADAccount returns an object that contains the following parameters;
SuccessfulAccountsCount <int>
The number of accounts that were added successfully
FailedAccountsCount <int>
The number of accounts that were not added.
FailedAccounts <Citrix.XDPowerShell.AccountError[]>
The list of accounts that failed to be added. Each one has the following properties;
ADAccountName <string>
ADAccountSid <String>
ErrorReason <ADIdentityStatus>
This can be one of the following
UnableToConvertDomain
UnableToAccessAccountProperties
IdentityNotLocatedInDomain
UnableToAccessAccountProperties
IdentityDuplicateObjectExists
IdentityObjectLocked
IdentityObjectInUse
FailedToConnectToDomainController
FailedToExecuteSearchInAD
FailedToAccessComputerAccountInAD
FailedToSetPasswordInAD
FailedToChangePasswordInAD
ADServiceDatabaseError
ADServiceDatabaseNotConfigured
ADServiceStatusInvalidDb
DiagnosticInformtion <Exception>
Any other error information
SuccessfulAccounts <Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.Identity[]>
The list of accounts that were successfully added. Each one has the following properties;
ADAccountSid <string>
The AD account SID for the imported account.
ADAccountName <string>
The AD account name for the imported account.
Domain <string>
The domain for the imported account.
State <Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.ADIdentityState>
The state for the account. This can be;
Available
The account is not used.
InUse
The account is in use.
Error
The account is in error (i.e. the account is locked or disabled in AD).
Tainted
The account is no longer used, but the password is no longer known.
Lock <Boolean>
The account is locked (in the database not in AD).

Notes

To maintain maximum security when using the command programmatically, Citrix recommends you use the ‘SecurePassword’ property instead of the ‘Password’ property.
In the case of failure, the following errors can result.
Error Codes
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IdentityPoolAlreadyLocked
The specified identity pool was locked by another operation.
IdentityPoolNotFound
The specified identity pool was not found.
IdentityDuplicateObjectExists
The specified AD account already exists for the identity pool.
PermissionDenied
The user does not have administrative rights to perform this operation.
ConfigurationLoggingError
The operation could not be performed because of a configuration logging error
DatabaseError
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.
DatabaseNotConfigured
The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.
ServiceStatusInvalidDb
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation - communication with the database failed for various reasons.
CommunicationError
An error occurred while communicating with the service.
ExceptionThrown
An unexpected error occurred. To locate more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used, or examine the XenDesktop logs.

Examples

Example 1

C:\PS>Add-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -ADAccountName "Domain\account","Domain\account2" -OutVariable result

  SuccessfulAccounts                SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts

  ------------------                -----------------------       -------------------    --------------

  {domain\account, domain\account2} 2                            0                      {}

          $result[0].SuccessfulAccounts

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2644

          ADAccountName : domain\account

          Domain        : Domain.com

          State         : Available

          Lock          : False

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2645

          ADAccountName : domain\account2

          Domain        : Domain.com

          State         : Available

          Lock          : False
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Description

Import the two accounts (account and account2) from AD into the identity Pool called “MyPool”

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Add-Acctadaccount

August 3, 2023

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August 3, 2023

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Add-Acctadaccount

Syntax

Detailed Description

Related Commands

Parameters

Input Type

Return Values

Citrix.Adidentity.Sdk.Accountoperationdetailedsummary

Notes

Examples

Example 1

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