Active Directory User Creation Tool
The Active Directory user creation tool makes it easy to provision new user accounts by utilizing CSV templates. This allows you to create new user accounts with all the required attributes including adding users to groups and importing to any OU in your Active Directory.
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Features:
- Import user accounts into Active Directory
- Automate user import
- Bulk update user account properties
- Create users from a template
- Easily provision new user accounts
- Bulk add users to groups
Requirements
- You need permission to move objects in Active Directory.
How to use the AD User Creation Tool
Step 1: Download and modify the CSV Template
1. Click on Import Users
2. Click on the CSV Template button
You will be prompted to save the CSV file. You can save it anywhere you want.
3. Modify the CSV Template
The provided template includes an example user as a reference on how to fill out the CSV template.
At a minimum, I recommend setting the following fields for all users.
- SamAccountName (required) = This will be the users logon name.
- password (required) = users password. Make sure it meets your password requirements.
- OU = The organizational unit to import users into. This is the distinguished name of the OU. If you leave it blank it will import into the default users container.
- givenName (required) = First name
- sn (required) = Last name
- displayName = Display Name
- Groups = Groups to add the users to. Separate each group with a comma.
You can download my CSV template here.
When you have your CSV template configured save it and move to the next step.
Step 2. Select Import Options
Select your import options in box 2.
- Enable users = The imported accounts will be set to enabled
- Force Password Change = The import accounts will be required to change their password at next logon.
- Name: LastName, FirstName – By default the name format is FirstName, LastName, if you want to reverse this select this box.
Step 3. Select your CSV file and click run
Next, click the “Select CSV File” button and select your CSV template. Then click run to start the import.
Then click run to start the import.
When the import process is completed, review the logs for any errors. Errors will be in red and will tell you why the error occurred.
As a reference, it took 45 seconds to create 100 accounts on a virtual machine with 2 GB memory.
You should now see the accounts in Active directory, they should be configured with the settings you specified from the CSV.
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