Embedded Files
Show Current User
Show Current User
Local User
Domain User
net user myuser
net user myuser /domain
Powershell
Powershell
$env:UserName
$env:UserDomain
Show Administrators
Show Administrators
net localgroup administrators
Change Password
Change Password
Use one of the following methods...
net user myuser mynewpass
To be prompted for the password (more secure)...
net user myuser *
Ctrl + Alt + Del
There will be an option to "Change password"In a remote desktop session Ctrl + Alt + Del is often replaced by Ctrl + Alt + End.
If this doesn't work (as is often the case if you login to nested remote desktop connections) use the On Screen Keyboard....
Search for OSK and run On-Screen Keyboard then press Ctrl + Alt on your physical keyboard whilst clicking the Del key in the OSK.
Local Users
Local Users
Server Manager
Server Manager
Server Manager - Tools - Computer Management - Local Users and Groups
To create a new user select Users, right-click and select New User.
To make the user an administrator select Groups and select the Administrators group. Click Add to add a user to this group.
Powershell
Requires the LocalAccounts module (installed by default in Windows Server 2016 and above)Powershell
To create the user...
$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString
New-LocalUser -Name username -Description "description" -Password $Password
To make the user an administrator...
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "username"
username can be a local user, a domain user, a domain group or a Microsoft AccountTo remove the user from the Administrators group (i.e. to undo the change above)...
Remove-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "username"
To see a list of users...
Get-LocalUser
Groups
Groups
Powershell
Requires the LocalAccounts module (installed by default in Windows Server 2016 and above)Powershell
To show groups...
Get-LocalGroup
Show group membership...
Get-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators"
Bibliography
Bibliography
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13436.windows-server-2012-how-to-add-an-account-to-a-local-administrator-group.aspxhttps://www.danielengberg.com/powershell-script-add-user-to-local-admin-group/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/how-to-manage-local-users-and-groups-using-powershell/ba-p/733544https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/?WT.mc_id=ITOPSTALK-blog-orthomas&view=powershell-5.1https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.localaccounts/new-localuser?view=powershell-5.1https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/addsadministration/?view=win10-pshttps://blog.techinline.com/2018/12/20/how-to-change-windows-password-using-command-line-or-powershell/https://itoolab.com/windows-password/ctrl-alt-del-change-password/https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-check-if-a-user-account-is-an-administrator
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