# THIS SCRIPT MUST BE RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR ON DC1 # Define new user parameters $username = "Wormtongue" # Change this to the desired username $Password = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter Password' -AsSecureString $userPrincipalName = $username + "Wormtongue@RohanIT.sec" # Change to your domain $displayName = "Wormtongue" # Change this to the desired display name $description = "SysAdm" # Change this to a suitable description $path = "CN=Users,DC=,DC=" # Change the path to the appropriate path in your AD structure # My path in the video CN=Users,DC=InfraIT,DC=sec (CN stands for Common Name, and DC stands for Domain Component) # Users is a container in the root of the domain and not a OU (Organizational Unit) # Create the new user New-ADUser -Name $displayName ` -GivenName $username ` -UserPrincipalName $userPrincipalName ` -SamAccountName $username ` -AccountPassword $password ` -DisplayName $displayName ` -Description $description ` -Path $path ` -Enabled $true # Add the new user to the Domain Admins group Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Domain Admins" -Members $username Write-Host "User $username created and added to Domain Admins group."