Mastering Office 365 Administration

Using PowerShell to add users

Adding users with PowerShell is a fairly straightforward process that uses the New-MsolUser command. However, there are a lot of parameters to keep track of.

Here are the basics that you'll likely use every time you create a new account:

• -DisplayName: Display name; might appear differently than first and last name.
• -FirstName: User's given name.
• -LastName: User's family name/surname.
• -UserPrincipalName: The user's login name such as [e-mail].
• -UsageLocation: Two-digit country code, such as US or UK—important because it is required for certain services such as Exchange Online and Skype for Business.
• -LicenseAssignment: An array of valid SKU part numbers (license codes) that will be assigned ...