NAME
New-LocalGroup
SYNOPSIS
Creates a local security group.SYNTAX
New-LocalGroup [-Name]
[-Confirm] [-Description ] [-WhatIf] [ ] DESCRIPTION
The New-LocalGroup cmdlet creates a local security group in the Security Account Manager.
PARAMETERS
-Confirm [
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] -Description
Specifies a comment for the group. The maximum length is 48 characters. Required? false Position? named Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Name
Specifies a name for the group. The maximum length is 256 characters. Required? true Position? 0 Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false-WhatIf [
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
System.String You can pipe a string to this cmdlet.OUTPUTS
System.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalGroup This cmdlet returns a security group.NOTES
The PrincipalSource property is a property on LocalUser , LocalGroup , and LocalPrincipal * objects that
describes the source of the object. The possible sources are as follows:- Local
- Active Directory
- Azure Active Directory group
- Microsoft Account PrincipalSource is supported only by Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions
of the Windows operating system. For earlier versions, the property is blank.Example 1: Create a security group
PS C:\>New-LocalGroup -Name "SecurityGroup04"
This command creates a group named SecurityGroup04.RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=822515Get-LocalGroup
Remove-LocalGroup
Rename-LocalGroup
Set-LocalGroup