Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Rename-LocalUser
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Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Rename-LocalUser

NAME

Rename-LocalUser

SYNOPSIS

Renames a local user account.

SYNTAX

Rename-LocalUser [-InputObject] [-NewName] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] []

Rename-LocalUser [-Name] [-NewName] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] []

Rename-LocalUser [-SID] [-NewName] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] []

DESCRIPTION

The Rename-LocalUser cmdlet renames a local user account.

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

-InputObject

Specifies the user account that this cmdlet renames. To obtain a user account, use the Get-LocalUser cmdlet.

Required? true Position? 0 Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false

-Name

Specifies the name of the user account that this cmdlet renames. Required? true Position? 0 Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false

-NewName

Specifies a new name for the user account. Required? true Position? 1 Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-SID

Specifies the security ID (SID) of a user accounts that this cmdlet renames. Required? true Position? 0 Default value None

Accept 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.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalUser, System.String, System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier You can pipe a local user, a string, or a SID to this cmdlet.

OUTPUTS

None This cmdlet does not generate any output.

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: Rename a user account

PS C:\>Rename-LocalUser -Name "Admin02" -NewName "AdminContoso02"

This command renames the user account named Admin02.

RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=822521

Disable-LocalUser

Enable-LocalUser

Get-LocalUser

New-LocalUser

Remove-LocalUser

Set-LocalUser



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