Creating Users

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The following code example shows how to create a user in an organizational unit. By default, this account will be disabled. To enable the account, set a password for it. For more information, see Managing User Passwords.

[C#]

DirectoryEntry ent = new DirectoryEntry();
DirectoryEntry ou = ent.Children.Find("OU=Consulting");

// Use the Add method to add a user in an organizational unit.
DirectoryEntry usr = ou.Children.Add("CN=New User","user");
// Set the samAccountName, then commit changes to the directory.
usr.Properties["samAccountName"].Value = "newuser"; 
usr.CommitChanges();

The samAccountName property is set in this code example. The samAccountName creates a unique samAccountName, such as $CP2000-O16B1V0UKHK7. This property is required on the user account when the domain controller is running on a Windows NT 4.0 server. In Windows Server 2003, the samAccountName property is optional.