Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Automate User Provisioning with PowerShell

The built-in SharePoint PowerShell cmdlets enable you to easily manage users across site collections, but the real power of PowerShell is revealed when you combine these with Active Directory management cmdlets.

The most common usage scenario for user provisioning occurs when a new user exists in CompanyABC.com. In this scenario, each new employee must be given an AD account and contributor rights to the SharePoint site at http://portal.companyABC.com.

Here is how a new employee procedure could be automated with PowerShell. Use the following sample code to create a new AD account:

To completely automate ...