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# Add-AcctADAccount

Import Active Directory computer accounts from Active Directory for use in the AD Identity Service.

Syntax

Add-AcctADAccount [-IdentityPoolName] <String> -ADAccountName <String[]> [-Password <String>] [-SecurePassword <SecureString>] [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Add-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolUid <Guid> -ADAccountName <String[]> [-Password <String>] [-SecurePassword <SecureString>] [-ADUserName <String>] [-ADPassword <SecureString>] [-LoggingId <Guid>] [-AdminAddress <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

Provides the ability for Active Directory computer accounts that already exist in Active Directory to be used by the Citrix AD Identity Service and the other Citrix Machine Creation Services.

All aspects of this command that need to make modifications to the accounts in Active Directory will do so using the account that the PowerShell runspace is using. This means that if the passwords need resetting for the accounts, the user performing the operation in PowerShell must have sufficient privileges in Active Directory for this operation to complete successfully.

The following rules apply to the importing of Active Directory accounts; If the current account password is supplied, the cmdlet will attempt to change the password so that it is known only to the Citrix Identity Service. This uses password change operations and does not need AD account administration permissions. If the current password is not supplied, the cmdlet will attempt to reset the password for the Active Directory account so that it is known only to the Citrix Identity Service. This requires the cmdlet to have enough privileges in Active Directory for the accounts' password reset to be available. Imported accounts in a disabled or locked state in Active Directory are imported with the account marked in an error state. If the identity pool into which the account is being imported does not have a domain set, it assumes the domain of the first account imported into it.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
IdentityPoolName The identity pool name into which to add the imported accounts. true true (ByPropertyName)
ADAccountName The Active Directory account name to be imported.
Active Directory accounts are accepted in the following formats: Fully qualified DN e.g. CN=MyComputer,OU=Computers,DC=MyDomain,DC=Com; UPN format e.g MyComputer@MyDomain.Com; Domain qualified e.g MyDomain\MyComputer.		 true false
IdentityPoolUid The unique identifier for the identity pool to which imported accounts are to be added. true true (ByPropertyName)
Password The current password for the computer account. false false
SecurePassword The current password for the account (provided in a Secure String class). false false
ADUserName The username for an Active Directoy user account with Write Permissions. This parameter is only used in Cloud deployments. false false
ADPassword The matching password for an Active Directoy user account with Write Permissions. This parameter is only used in Cloud deployments. false false
LoggingId Specifies the identifier of the high-level operation this cmdlet call forms a part of. Citrix Studio and Director typically create high-level operations. PowerShell scripts can also wrap a series of cmdlet calls in a high-level operation by way of the Start-LogHighLevelOperation and Stop-LogHighLevelOperation cmdlets. false false
AdminAddress Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller the PowerShell snap-in connects to. You can provide this as a host name or an IP address. false false LocalHost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value becomes the default.

Input Type

Return Values

Citrix.ADIdentity.Sdk.AccountOperationDetailedSummary
The Add-AcctADAccount returns an object that contains the following parameters;
SuccessfulAccountsCount
The number of accounts that were added successfully
FailedAccountsCount
The number of accounts that were not added.
FailedAccounts
The list of accounts that failed to be added. Each one has the following properties;
ADAccountName
ADAccountSid
ErrorReason
This can be one of the following
UnableToConvertDomain
UnableToAccessAccountProperties
IdentityNotLocatedInDomain
UnableToAccessAccountProperties
IdentityDuplicateObjectExists
IdentityObjectLocked
IdentityObjectInUse
FailedToConnectToDomainController
FailedToExecuteSearchInAD
FailedToAccessComputerAccountInAD
FailedToSetPasswordInAD
FailedToChangePasswordInAD
ADServiceDatabaseError
ADServiceDatabaseNotConfigured
ADServiceStatusInvalidDb
DiagnosticInformtion
Any other error information
SuccessfulAccounts
The list of accounts that were successfully added. Each one has the following properties;
ADAccountSid
The AD account SID for the imported account.
ADAccountName
The AD account name for the imported account.
Domain
The domain for the imported account.
State
The state for the account. This can be;
Available
The account is not used.
InUse
The account is in use.
Error
The account is in error (i.e. the account is locked or disabled in AD).
Tainted
The account is no longer used, but the password is no longer known.
Lock
The account is locked (in the database not in AD).

## Notes To maintain maximum security when using the command programmatically, Citrix recommends you use the 'SecurePassword' property instead of the 'Password' property.
In the case of failure, the following errors can result.
Error Codes
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IdentityPoolAlreadyLocked
The specified identity pool was locked by another operation.
IdentityPoolNotFound
The specified identity pool was not found.
IdentityDuplicateObjectExists
The specified AD account already exists for the identity pool.
PermissionDenied
The user does not have administrative rights to perform this operation.
ConfigurationLoggingError
The operation could not be performed because of a configuration logging error
DatabaseError
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation.
DatabaseNotConfigured
The operation could not be completed because the database for the service is not configured.
ServiceStatusInvalidDb
An error occurred in the service while attempting a database operation - communication with the database failed for various reasons.
CommunicationError
An error occurred while communicating with the service.
ExceptionThrown
An unexpected error occurred. To locate more details, see the Windows event logs on the controller being used, or examine the XenDesktop logs.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

C:\PS>Add-AcctADAccount -IdentityPoolName MyPool -ADAccountName "Domain\account","Domain\account2" -OutVariable result

  SuccessfulAccounts                SuccessfulAccountsCount       FailedAccountsCount    FailedAccounts
  ------------------                -----------------------       -------------------    --------------
  {domain\account, domain\account2} 2                            0                      {}

          $result[0].SuccessfulAccounts

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2644
          ADAccountName : domain\account
          Domain        : Domain.com
          State         : Available
          Lock          : False

          ADAccountSid  : S-1-5-21-1315084875-1285793635-2418178940-2645
          ADAccountName : domain\account2
          Domain        : Domain.com
          State         : Available
          Lock          : False

Description
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Import the two accounts (account and account2) from AD into the identity Pool called "MyPool"