New-MgUser
CautionCreate cloud users
New-MgUser -DisplayName <n> -UserPrincipalName <upn> -MailNickname <nick> -AccountEnabled -PasswordProfile @{...}
Creates an Entra ID user via Graph; force a first-sign-in password change, then assign licenses.
Examples
New-MgUser -DisplayName '山田太郎' -UserPrincipalName [email protected] -MailNickname taro -AccountEnabled -PasswordProfile @{Password='TempP@ss1';ForceChangePasswordNextSignIn=$true}Onboard a new user
Syntax
New-MgUser -DisplayName n -UserPrincipalName upn -MailNickname nick -AccountEnabled -PasswordProfile @{Password='...';ForceChangePasswordNextSignIn=$true}
Before you run it
Hand over initial passwords securely.
Related commands
- Get-MgUserInspect Entra users
- Set-MgUserLicenseAssign/remove licenses
The same reference, with no signal at all
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