New-AzADGroup
Creates a new active directory group.
Warning
There are upcoming breaking changes in this cmdlet. These changes are currently in preview with Az.Resources version 5.0.0-preview. They will become generally available with our next major release of the Az PowerShell module, version 7.x in December of 2021. For more information, see Azure AD to Microsoft Graph migration changes in Azure PowerShell.
Note
This is the previous version of our documentation. Please consult the most recent version for up-to-date information.
Syntax
New-AzADGroup
-DisplayName <String>
-MailNickname <String>
[-Description <String>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
Creates a new active directory group.Below are the permissions needed:
- Azure Active Directory Graph
- Directory.ReadWrite.All
- Microsoft Graph
- Directory.ReadWrite.All
- PrivilegedAccess.ReadWrite.AzureADGroup
Examples
Example 1: Create a new AD group
PS C:\> New-AzADGroup -DisplayName "MyGroupDisplayName" -MailNickname "MyGroupNick"
Creates a new AD group with the name "MyGroupDisplayName" and the mail nickname "MyGroupNick".
Parameters
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with Azure.
| Type: | IAzureContextContainer |
| Aliases: | AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
The description for the group.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
The display name for the group.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
The mail nickname for the group. Cannot contain the @ sign.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |