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New-Acctadaccount

August 3, 2023

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Creates AD computer accounts in the specified identity pool.

Syntax

New-AcctADAccount [-IdentityPoolName] <String> -Count <Int32> [-StartCount <Int32>] [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-Parallelism <Int32>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

New-AcctADAccount [-IdentityPoolName] <String> -ADAccountName <String[]> [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-Parallelism <Int32>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

New-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolUid <Guid> -Count <Int32> [-StartCount <Int32>] [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-Parallelism <Int32>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

New-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolUid <Guid> -ADAccountName <String[]> [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-Parallelism <Int32>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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Detailed Description

Provides the ability to create new AD computer accounts and register them in an already existing identity pool.

The accounts are created using the information stored in the identity pool. This provides the account name (via the Naming Scheme property and Start Count), domain, and OU.

The runspace used for this command must have sufficient privileges in Active Directory to create the new computer accounts.

The AD account names will pad the index to use all the space specified in the identity pool naming scheme (e.g. “acc###” will become “acc001”). However, if the index overflows the available space the cmdlet expands the format to use the next incremental number (e.g. “acc###” will become “acc1000” if the index is 10000, which cannot fit into the three ‘#’ placeholders). If this expanded name exceeds the 15 character name limit, the accounts are not created.

There can be only one creation process running for a specific identity pool at any one time. Attempting to start another account creation process while an existing one is executing results in an error being returned.

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
IdentityPoolName	The name of the identity pool in which to create the accounts.	true	false
Count	The number of accounts to create.	true	false
ADAccountName	The AD account names to be created. These are just the simple machine account names e.g. MyVM001	true	false
IdentityPoolUid	The unique identifier for the identity pool in which the accounts will be created.	true	false
StartCount	The start index for the create process.	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
Parallelism	Gets or sets the maximum number of threads to create AD accounts in parallel. Range 1-60 with default of 20.	false	false	20
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 that 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.ADIdentity.Sdk.AccountError[]>
The list of accounts that failed to be added. Each one has the following parameters;
ADAccountName <string>
ADAccountSid <String>
ErrorReason <string>
This can be one of the following
IdentityDuplicateObjectExists
An identity with the same SID already exists.
ADServiceDatabaseError
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.
ADServiceDatabaseNotConfigured
The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.
ADServiceStatusInvalidDb
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation - communication with the database failed for
for various reasons.
FailedToConnectToDomainController
Contacting Active Directory failed.
FailedToGetOrganizationUnitInAD
Failed to access the OU in Active Directory.
FailedToGetDefaultComputerContainerInAD
Failed to access the default computers container in Active Directory.
FailedToCreateComputerAccountInAD
Failed to create the computer account in Active Directory.
FailedToAccessComputerAccountInAD
Failed to read the newly created computer account in Active Directory.
FailedToGetSidFromAD
Failed to get the SID for the created account from Active Directory.
FailedToSetSamAccountNameInAD
Failed to set the SAM account name in Active Directory for the account created.
FailedToSetUserAccountControlInAD
Failed to set the user account controller properties for the account created in Active Directory.
FailedToSaveChangeInAD
Failed to save the changes made to the created computer account in Active Directory.
FailedToSetPasswordInAD
Failed to set the password for the created computer account in Active Directory.
FailedToEnableAccountInAD
Failed to enable the newly created computer account in Active Directory.
ComputerNameAlreadyInUseInAD
The computer name for the computer to create is in use in Active Directory.
FailedToGetDistinguishedNameInAD
Failed to get the distinguished name for the created computer account in ActiveDirectory.
FailedToSetDnsHostNameInAD
Failed to set the Dns Host Name property for the created computer account in ActiveDirectory.
FailedToSetDisplayNameInAD
Failed to set the DisplayName property for the created computer account in ActiveDirectory.
FailedToWriteServicePrincipalNameInAD
Failed to set the ServicePrincipalName property for the created computer account in ActiveDirectory.
DiagnosticInformtion <Exception>
Any other error information
SuccessfulAccounts <Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.Identity[]>
The list of accounts that were successfully added. Each object
provides details of the identity and contains the following information:
ADAccountSID <string>
The Sid of the identity.
ADAccountName <string>
The account name for the identity.
Domain <string>
The domain name that the account was created in.
State <string>
The current state of the AD account. This can be one of the following:
Error
The account is locked or disabled in AD.
Available
The account is in AD and available to be consumed by the other Machine Creation Services.
InUse
The account is in AD and is being consumed by the other Machine Creation Services.
Tainted
The account is in AD and no longer consumed by other Machine Creation Services. However, the password is no longer known so cannot be reused without ‘Repairing’ the account. See repair-AcctADAccount for details.
Lock <Boolean>
Indicates if the identity pool is locked.

Notes

In the case of failure, the following errors can result.
Error Codes
———–
NamingSchemeNotSpecifiedForIdentityPool
No naming scheme is defined in the specified identity pool.
IdentityPoolObjectNotFound
The specified identity pool was not located.
IdentityPoolAlreadyLocked
The specified identity pool is locked.
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
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>New-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -Count 2 -OutVariable result

          SuccessfulAccounts                SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts

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

          {MyDomain\ACC001, MyDomain\ACC002} 2                            0                      {}

          $result[0].SuccessfulAccounts

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2684

          ADAccountName : MyDomain\ACC001

          Domain        : MyDomain.com

          State         : Available

          Lock          : False

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2685

          ADAccountName : MyDomain\ACC002

          Domain        : MyDomain.com

          State         : Available

          Lock          : False
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Description

Creates two new AD accounts and registers them in the identity pool called “MyPool”.

Example 2

c:\PS>New-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -Count 2 -StartCount 50 -OutVariable result

          SuccessfulAccounts                SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts

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

          {MyDomain\ACC050, MyDomain\ACC051} 2                            0                      {}

          $result[0].SuccessfulAccounts

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2686

          ADAccountName : MyDomain\ACC050

          Domain        : MyDomain.com

          State         : Available

          Lock          : False

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2687

          ADAccountName : MyDomain\ACC051

          Domain        : MyDomain.com

          State         : Available

          Lock          : False
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Description

Creates two new AD accounts and registers them in the identity pool called “MyPool”, starting from an index of 50.

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New-Acctadaccount

August 3, 2023

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New-Acctadaccount

Syntax

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Parameters

Input Type

Return Values

Citrix.Adidentity.Sdk.Accountoperationdetailedsummary

Notes

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