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Jarxale  
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 More options Nov 13 2009, 3:17 am
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From: Jarxale <Jarx...@discussions.microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:17:01 -0800
Local: Fri, Nov 13 2009 3:17 am
Subject: Creating local user account remotely
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Hi all

I am working on a way to remotely create a local user account on one W2k3
server from W2k3 another server on a non-AD environment. For example, from
server A, I will create a new account onto Server B remotely.

Found this script from google but has an issue with it.

'--------------------8<----------------------
' name of user to be created
sNewUser = "dummy"

' name of the group the user is to be added to
sGroupname = "Administrators"

' get computer name
Set oWshNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network" )
sComputerName = "ServerB"

' connect to the Winnt provider
Set oComputer = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputerName)

' create the user
Set oUser = oComputer.Create("user", sNewUser)

oUser.SetPassword "qwerty@1"

On Error Resume Next
' save the user
oUser.Setinfo

' If user exists already or password restrictions
' are not fulfilled, we get an error
If Err.Number = 0 Then

' configure the user
On Error Goto 0

' Enable "User Must Change Password at Next Logon"
oUser.Put "PasswordExpired", 1

oUser.Fullname = "Mr Dummy"
oUser.Description = "Dummy Sys Admin"
oUser.Setinfo
End If
On Error Goto 0

' Add the user to the group
Set oGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputerName & "/" & sGroupname)

' Use error handling in case he is a member already
On Error Resume Next
oGroup.Add(oUser.ADsPath)
On Error Goto 0
'--------------------8<----------------------

After execution, the new account is created with all the details as
specified in the script except for the Group section, which turns up empty.
Both servers are using the same credentials for login. Any help is
appreciated.

Regards :)


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Al Dunbar  
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 More options Nov 13 2009, 3:33 am
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From: "Al Dunbar" <aland...@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:33:28 -0700
Local: Fri, Nov 13 2009 3:33 am
Subject: Re: Creating local user account remotely
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"Jarxale" <Jarx...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1EEB77DE-A2BF-494C-B58D-73A85EE06BFF@microsoft.com...

Try removing the "on error resume next" statement and you might see what
kind of error the .add is generating.

/Al


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LikeToCode  
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 More options Nov 14 2009, 2:06 am
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From: LikeToCode <LikeToC...@discussions.microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:06:01 -0800
Local: Sat, Nov 14 2009 2:06 am
Subject: RE: Creating local user account remotely
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Hi Jarxale,
I have found that the computer name must be exactly the computer name not
"mycomputer.domain.com" or "." Allof your code looks fine and I agree you
should remove the "On Error" statement. Also try the following statement in
place of the one you have now.

Set oGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputerName & "/Administrators,group")


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Jarxale  
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 More options Nov 14 2009, 5:00 am
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From: Jarxale <Jarx...@discussions.microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:00:01 -0800
Local: Sat, Nov 14 2009 5:00 am
Subject: RE: Creating local user account remotely
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SOLVED: I removed the On Error statement, got this error msg ' A member could
not be added to or removed from the local group because the member does not
exist '.

Found this article, http://kb.parallels.com/en/3939.

Realised I made a silly mistake, I have been using the IP address of the
server for the computer name, switched it back to hostname and everything
works.

FYI LikeToCode the alternative statement you suggested for the adding to
group works fine too.

Thanks again to both of you. :D


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