Changing Linux Attributes of an AD User (PowerShell)

If you want to change Linux attributes gidNumber, uid and uidnumber via PowerShell you will recognize that it is not possible by adding a parameter.

At least it is not possible with the cmdlet New-ADUser or Set-ADUser.

But you can workaround this problem with the parameters -add, -replace, -clear and -remove that enables to set these attributes.

First You Create the User, Then you set the Linux Attributes

Basically it remains the way it is. You cannot set a user with Linux attributes via New-ADUsser. The user mustbe there before you can add the Linux attributes.

1. Create the new user with New-ADUser.
2. Adjust the Linux attributes with the cmdlet Set-ADUser.

For setting the attributes gidNumber, uid and uidNumber you start the same way as you always do with Set-ADUser:

Now just apply the parameter –add to set the Linux attributes:

However, first you need to consider that –add requires a hash table to follow. The hash table starts with the @ symbol and the {}. That means you don’t address the attributes you want to fill with  “-“. Instead you have to write the full attribute name followed by “=” and the value which the attribute should take. You seperate multiple attributes with a semicolon “;”.

Here you will find out more about adding parameters: Active Directory: PowerShell and Multi Value Attributes