Modify Properties of a Windows PowerShell User Account

Problem

You want to modify properties of a specific user account.

Solution

To modify a user account, use the [adsi] type shortcut to bind to the user in Active Directory, and then call the Put() method to modify properties. Finally, call the SetInfo() method to apply the changes.

$user = [adsi] "LDAP://localhost:389/cn=MyerKen,ou=West,ou=Sales,dc=Fabrikam,dc=COM"

$user.Put("Title", "Sr. Exec. Overlord") $user.SetInfo()

Discussion

The solution retrieves the MyerKen user from the Sales West OU. It then sets the user’s title to Sr. Exec. Overlord and applies those changes to Active Directory.

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