How to add user in a Active directory Group using powershell - powershell

Question

The code I have used to create user is:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$total = 2
for ($userIndex=0; $userIndex -lt $total; $userIndex++)
{
$userID = “{0:0000}” -f ($userIndex + 1)
$userName = “Super.admin$userID”
Write-Host “Creating user” ($userIndex + 1) “of” $total “:” $userName
New-ADUser `
-AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString “admin#123” -AsPlainText -Force) `
-City “City” `
-Company “Company” `
-Country “US” `
-Department “Department” `
-Description (“TEST ACCOUNT ” + $userID + “: This user account does not represent a real user and is meant for test purposes only”)`
-DisplayName “Test User ($userID)” `
-Division “Division” `
-EmailAddress “$userName#DESMOSEDICI.local” `
-EmployeeNumber “$userID” `
-EmployeeID “ISED$userID” `
-Enabled $true `
-Fax “703-555-$userID” `
-GivenName “Test” `
-HomePhone “703-556-$userID” `
-Initials “TU$userID” `
-MobilePhone “703-557-$userID” `
-Name “Super.Admin ($userID)” `
-Office “Office: $userID”`
-OfficePhone “703-558-$userID” `
-Organization “Organization” `
-Path "OU=BusinessUnit,DC=Domain,DC=com" `
-POBox “PO Box $userID”`
-PostalCode $userID `
-SamAccountName $userName `
-State “VA – Virginia” `
-StreetAddress “$userID Any Street” `
-Surname “User ($userID)” `
-Title “Title” `
-UserPrincipalName “$userName#Domain.com“
}
Under my business unit group HR is created. How can I add a user in this group or create the users and assign the HR group to the users using the above script?
I tried to change the -Path
-Path "CN=HR,OU=Utility,DC=DESMOSEDICI,DC=com"
But it is not working.

Answer 1

Path is the Organizational Unit (or Container) the account will be created in. It has nothing to do with Group membership.
Use:
Add-ADGroupMember "CN=HR,OU=Utility,DC=DESMOSEDICI,DC=com" -Member "$userName#Domain.com"
Edit: This shows the command in the context of your script:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$total = 2
for ($userIndex=0; $userIndex -lt $total; $userIndex++) {
$userID = "{0:0000}" -f ($userIndex + 1)
$userName = "Super.admin$userID"
Write-Host "Creating user" ($userIndex + 1) "of" $total ":" $userName
New-ADUser `
-AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString "admin#123" -AsPlainText -Force) `
-City "City" `
-Company "Company" `
-Country "US" `
-Department "Department" `
-Description ("TEST ACCOUNT " + $userID + ": This user account does not represent a real user and is meant for test purposes only")`
-DisplayName "Test User ($userID)" `
-Division "Division" `
-EmailAddress "$userName#DESMOSEDICI.local" `
-EmployeeNumber "$userID" `
-EmployeeID "ISED$userID" `
-Enabled $true `
-Fax "703-555-$userID" `
-GivenName "Test" `
-HomePhone "703-556-$userID" `
-Initials "TU$userID" `
-MobilePhone "703-557-$userID" `
-Name "Super.Admin ($userID)" `
-Office "Office: $userID"`
-OfficePhone "703-558-$userID" `
-Organization "Organization" `
-Path "OU=BusinessUnit,DC=Domain,DC=com" `
-POBox "PO Box $userID"`
-PostalCode $userID `
-SamAccountName $userName `
-State "VA – Virginia" `
-StreetAddress "$userID Any Street" `
-Surname "User ($userID)" `
-Title "Title" `
-UserPrincipalName "$userName#Domain.com"
Add-ADGroupMember "CN=HR,OU=Utility,DC=DESMOSEDICI,DC=com" -Member "$userName#Domain.com"
}
If you are receiving errors from New-ADUser something is wrong with your existing script, the new command is entirely separate and must fall after New-ADUser has done its job.