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Create User

Set the username and password

The first command uses the Read-Host cmdlet to prompt you for a password. The command stores the password as a secure string in the $Password variable.

The second command creates a local user account and sets the new account's password to the secure string stored in $Password. The command specifies a user name, full name, and description for the user account.

dscl$Password .= Read-Host -passwdAsSecureString
/Users/$params = @{
    Name        = '<username>'
    <password>Password    = $Password
    FullName    = 'Full Name'
    Description = 'Description of this user.'
}
New-LocalUser @params

 

Set the user's default shell

dscl . -create /Users/<username> UserShell /bin/bash

 

Set the user's display name

dscl . -create /Users/<username> RealName "Real Name"

 

Set the user's primary group

dscl . -create /Users/<username> PrimaryGroupID 1000

 

Set the user's home directory

dscl . -create /Users/<username> NFSHomeDirectory /Users/<username>

 

Promote user to local admin

dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership <username>

 

Set the user's ID

dscl . -create /Users/<username> UniqueID 510

 

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