How to create a user

How you would create a user in AD?

1. Template (Copy)

2. Dsadd

dsadd user "cn=Mike Fitzmaurice,ou=User Accounts,dc=contoso,dc=com"
-samid mike.fitz -pwd * -mustchpwd yes -company "Contoso, Ltd." -email
mike.fitz@contoso.com

3. CSVDE

newusers.txt -
DN,objectClass,sn,givenName,sAMAccountName,userPrincipalName
"CN=David Jones,OU=User Accounts,DC=contoso,DC=com",user,Jones,David,david.jones,david.jones@contoso.com
"CN=Lisa Andrews,OU=User Accounts,DC=contoso,DC=com",user,Andrews,Lisa,lisa.andrews,lisa.andrews@contoso.com

csvde -i -f newusers.txt -k

4. LDIFDE

newusers.ldf -
DN: CN=April Stewart,OU=User Accounts,DC=contoso,DC=com
changeType: add
CN: April Stewart
objectClass: user
sAMAccountName: april.stewart
userPrincipalName: april.stewart@contoso.com
givenName: April
sn: Stewart
displayName: Stewart, April
mail: april.stewart@contoso.com
description: Sales Representative in the USA
title: Sales Representative
department: Sales
company: Contoso, Ltd.
unicodePwd::IgBQAGEAJAAkAHcAMAByAGQAIgA=
userAccountControl:512

DN: CN=Tony Krijnen,OU= User Accounts,DC=contoso,DC=com
changeType: add
CN: Tony Krijnen
objectClass: user
sAMAccountName: tony.krijnen
userPrincipalName: tony.krijnen@contoso.com
givenName: Tony
sn: Krijnen
displayName: Krijnen, Tony
mail: tony.krijnen@contoso.com
description: Sales Representative in The Netherlands
title: Sales Representative
department: Sales
company: Contoso, Ltd.
unicodePwd::IgBQAGEAJAAkAHcAMAByAGQAIgA=
userAccountControl:512

ldifde -i -f newusers.ldf -k -h