How to add local user on windows server 2019

 

To add a local user on Windows Server 2019, you can use either the GUI (Server Manager or Computer Management) or the Command Line (PowerShell or CMD). Here's how:

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🖥️ Method 1: Using Computer Management (GUI)

1. Right-click Start > select Computer Management.
2. In the left pane, expand Local Users and Groups > click Users.
3. In the right pane, right-click and select New User....
4. Fill in the user details:
• Username
• Full name (optional)
• Description (optional)
• Password
5. Choose options:
• Uncheck "User must change password at next logon" if needed.
• Check "Password never expires" if you want that.
6. Click Create, then Close.

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💻 Method 2: Using PowerShell

#powershell

# Replace 'username' and 'password' with your values

New-LocalUser -Name "username" -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString "YourPasswordHere" -AsPlainText -Force) -FullName "Full Name" -Description "Optional Description"

 

 # Add user to a group (e.g., Administrators)

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "username"

 

Note: Make sure PowerShell is running as Administrator.

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🧾 Method 3: Using Command Prompt (CMD)

1. Open CMD as Administrator.
2. Run this to create a user:

#cmd

net user username YourPasswordHere /add

3. Optionally, add the user to a group:

#cmd

net localgroup Administrators username /add

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