25.3. Creating a User Group in Active Directory Using PowerShell #

  1. Create a user group:

    New-ADGroup -Path "OU=Groups,OU=Example,DC=example,DC=com" -Name "GROUPMSAD" -GroupScope Global -GroupCategory Distribution
    

    Where:

    • -Path: The distinguished name (DN) of the user group.

      You can specify the following attributes:

      • OU: The organizational unit where the user group will be located.

      • DC: The components of the domain that will be associated with the user group.

    • -Name: The unique name of the user group.

  2. Add users to the group:

    Add -ADGroupMember GROUPMSAD -Members user1,user2,user3
    

    Where:

    • -ADGroupMember: The unique name of the group to which users will be added.

    • -Members: The unique IDs of users that will be added to the group.