AADUser

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
UserPrincipalName	Key	String	The login name of the user
DisplayName	Write	String	The display name for the user
FirstName	Write	String	The first name of the user
LastName	Write	String	The last name of the user
Roles	Write	StringArray[]	The list of Azure Active Directory roles assigned to the user.
UsageLocation	Write	String	The country code the user will be assigned to
LicenseAssignment	Write	StringArray[]	The account SKU Id for the license to be assigned to the user
Password	Write	PSCredential	The password for the account. The parameter is a PSCredential object, but only the Password component will be used. If Password is not supplied for a new resource a new random password will be generated. Property will only be used when creating the user and not on subsequent updates.
City	Write	String	The City name of the user
Country	Write	String	The Country name of the user
Department	Write	String	The Department name of the user
Fax	Write	String	The Fax Number of the user
MemberOf	Write	StringArray[]	The Groups that the user is a direct member of
MobilePhone	Write	String	The Mobile Phone Number of the user
Office	Write	String	The Office Name of the user
PasswordNeverExpires	Write	Boolean	Specifies whether the user password expires periodically. Default value is false
PasswordPolicies	Write	String	Specifies password policies for the user.
PhoneNumber	Write	String	The Phone Number of the user
PostalCode	Write	String	The Postal Code of the user
PreferredLanguage	Write	String	The Prefered Language of the user
State	Write	String	Specifies the state or province where the user is located
StreetAddress	Write	String	Specifies the street address of the user
Title	Write	String	Specifies the title of the user
UserType	Write	String	Specifies the title of the user	Guest, Member, Other, Viral
Ensure	Write	String	Present ensures the user exists, absent ensures it is removed	Present, Absent
Credential	Write	PSCredential	Credentials of the Exchange Global Admin
ApplicationId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
TenantId	Write	String	Name of the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication. Format contoso.onmicrosoft.com
ApplicationSecret	Write	PSCredential	Secret of the Azure Active Directory application used for authentication.
CertificateThumbprint	Write	String	Thumbprint of the Azure Active Directory application's authentication certificate to use for authentication.
ManagedIdentity	Write	Boolean	Managed ID being used for authentication.

Description

This resource allows users to create Azure AD Users and assign them licenses, roles and/or groups.

If using with AADGroup, be aware that if AADUser->MemberOf is being specified and the referenced group is configured with AADGroup->Member then a conflict may arise if the two don't match. It is usually best to choose only one of them. See AADGroup

Permissions

Microsoft Graph

To authenticate with the Microsoft Graph API, this resource required the following permissions:

Delegated permissions

• Read

  • RoleManagement.Read.Directory, User.Read.All, Group.Read.All, GroupMember.Read.All

• Update

  • Organization.Read.All, RoleManagement.Read.Directory, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory, User.Read.All, Group.Read.All, GroupMember.Read.All, User.ReadWrite.All, Group.ReadWrite.All, GroupMember.ReadWrite.All

Application permissions

• Read

  • RoleManagement.Read.Directory, User.Read.All

• Update

  • Organization.Read.All, RoleManagement.Read.Directory, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory, User.Read.All, User.ReadWrite.All

Examples

Example 1

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    $Domain = $Credscredential.Username.Split('@')[1]
    node localhost
    {
        AADUser 'ConfigureJohnSMith'
        {
            UserPrincipalName  = "John.Smith@$Domain"
            FirstName          = "John"
            LastName           = "Smith"
            DisplayName        = "John J. Smith"
            City               = "Gatineau"
            Country            = "Canada"
            Office             = "Ottawa - Queen"
            UsageLocation      = "US"
            Ensure             = "Present"
            Credential         = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    $Domain = $Credscredential.Username.Split('@')[1]
    node localhost
    {
        AADUser 'ConfigureJohnSMith'
        {
            UserPrincipalName  = "John.Smith@$Domain"
            FirstName          = "John"
            LastName           = "Smith"
            DisplayName        = "John J. Smith"
            City               = "Ottawa" # Updated
            Country            = "Canada"
            Office             = "Ottawa - Queen"
            UsageLocation      = "US"
            Ensure             = "Present"
            Credential         = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}

Example 3

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    $Domain = $Credscredential.Username.Split('@')[1]
    node localhost
    {
        AADUser 'ConfigureJohnSMith'
        {
            UserPrincipalName  = "John.Smith@$Domain"
            DisplayName        = "John J. Smith"
            Ensure             = "Absent"
            Credential         = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}