New-QADGroup

Create a new group in active directory.

Syntax
      New-QADGroup [-Name] String 
         -ParentContainer IdentityParameter 
           [-GroupType GroupType] [-GroupScope GroupScope] 
              ADProperties   Advanced_Options
                 [-DeserializeValues] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]

Key

 -ParentContainer The Distinguished Name (DN) of the container in which to
                  create the new directory object.

   -GroupType    'Security' or 'Distribution' 

   -GroupScope   'Global' 'Universal' or 'DomainLocal' 

  ADProperties   Set one or more of the properties below:
 
                 [-Description String] [-DisplayName String]
                 [-SamAccountName String] [-Member IdentityParameter[]]

   -DeserializeValues
                 Use if the input contains serialized attribute values
                 (for instance, when importing a directory object from a text
                 file that was created using -Serialize)

   -WhatIf       Describe what would happen if you executed the command,
                 without actually executing the command.

   -Confirm      Prompt for confirmation before executing the command.

   Advanced_Options:
  
                [-ObjectAttributes ObjectAttributesParameter]  
                [-UseDefaultExcludedProperties]  
                [-UseDefaultExcludedPropertiesExcept String []] [-ExcludedProperties String[]]
                [-IncludedProperties String[]] [-UseGlobalCatalog] 
                [-Proxy] [-Service String]
                [-ConnectionAccount String] [-ConnectionPassword SecureString]
                [-Credential PSCredential] [-Connection ArsConnection]

Notes:
By default New-QADGroup will connect to any available domain controller with the credentials of the locally logged on user, to connect to a specific domain controller using a specific account, either use the advanced options (-Proxy/-Service/-ConnectionAccount) or use the Connect-QADService cmdlet to make the connection.

Examples

Create a new universal distribution group:

PS C:> new-qadGroup -name 'grp_demo' -ParentContainer 'OU=demo,DC=ss64,DC=com'
-samAccountName 'grp_demo' -grouptype 'Distribution' -groupscope 'Universal'

Create a new local domain group with the name matching the value in the 'NEWTEAMS' column in the CSV file

PS C:> import-csv C:\accounts.csv | %{new-qadGroup -name $_.'NEWTEAMS' -ParentContainer
'OU=demo,DC=ss64,DC=com' -GroupScope 'DomainLocal' -samAccountName $_.'NEWTEAMS'}

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Related Powershell Commands:

Set-QADGroup - Modify attributes of group(s)
Get-QADGroup - Retrieve groups that match specific conditions
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