Net User command-line tool used to add or modify user accounts, manage user groups in Windows. I will explain how to create local user account using the net user command-line tool using the cmd prompt on Windows computer.
In this article, I will explain using net user in cmd prompt to create local user account with a password in window computer.
Net User Create Account with Password
If you want to create local user account with a password from the command line, follow the below steps:
Open Command Prompt
Click Start –> Search cmd –> open Command Prompt with Run as Administrator
Type Net User command
net user syntax to add new user with password as below
net user /add username passwordTo add new user account with password, type the above net user syntax in the cmd prompt
net user /add adam [email protected] The command completed successfully.
If you want to add new user account with a password but without displaying a password on the screen, use the below syntax
net user /add username *In the above net user the command-line tool, * after username prompt for a user to type password and retype the password for confirmation.
Let’s see with below example,
net user /add nathan * Type a password for the user: Retype the password to confirm: The command completed successfully.
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Net User Show all Users
If you want to display all users of a local computer system, use net user the command-line tool to show all users as below
C:\Windows\system32>net user User accounts for \\ENGG-PRO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- adam chrisd ErickJ garyw Guest krbtgt Tesadmin nathan toms The command completed successfully.
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Net User Add Full Name
We have seen above to create new user in window computer using net user. If you want to add full name for a user account, use the below syntax
net user username /fullname:"add full name"
In the above syntax, net user command used to manage user account on windows computer.
/FullName – Use this net user switch to provide full name for user account
Run the below command to add user full name using net user /fullname
net user adam /fullname:"Adam Strauss" The command completed successfully.
Net User Create Local Admin User
If you want to create a local admin user or add an existing user to the local administrator group, use the below syntax
net localgroup groupname user /adduse net localgroup to add user to specified groupname
For example, if you want to add user ‘adam’ created above to the administrator group, run the below command
net localgroup administrators adam /add The command completed successfully.
In the above example, net user add user to the administrator group.
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Net User to Add Domain User to Local Group
If you have a requirement to add a domain user to local group of administrators, use below net user syntax
net localgroup users domainname\username /addFor example, if you have a computer connected to a network system and have a requirement to add domain user to local group of administrators, run the below command
net localgroup administrators SHELLPRO\adam /add
the above command will add a domain user to local administrator group.
If you want to add a user to the remote desktop users group, run the below command
net localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" adam /add
above net user the command will add user adam to the “Remote Desktop Users” group using /add option.
If you want to add a user to the Power Users group, run the below command
net localgroup "Power Users" adam /add
above the net user command will add user ‘adam’ to the “Power Users” group.
If you want to display all local group administrators on a local computer system, run the below command
net localgroup administrators
above net user administrators command will display the list of all users belonging to the administrator group as below
C:\Windows\system32>net localgroup administrators
Alias name administrators
Comment Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the computer/domain
Members
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
adam
Domain Admins
Enterprise Admins
admin
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Conclusion
In the above article using a net user to create a new user account with a password, the net user adds the full name of the user account and manages user accounts on the local computer.
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