Creating user in active directory

[Technical Group]

Friends,

Can anybody help me out by sending a piece of C# code showing how to add an
active directory user to a particular user group? If the group does not
exist, then create it.

Thanks in advance
-Hari

[Mohamoss]

hi Hari
Here you are code to create user

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.DirectoryServices;
using System.Reflection;

namespace PowerAD
{
public class createUserForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
//Declaration des variables.
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox firstNameBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox lastNameBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox aliasBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label instructionLabel;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button createButton;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button cancelButton;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
public navForm currentForm;

// CONSTRUCTEUR DU FORM

public createUserForm(navForm remoteForm)
{
InitializeComponent();
//<CG ADD> DTE:16/10/2003
this.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("createuser_title");
this.cancelButton.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("gen_cancel");
this.createButton.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("gen_create");
this.label3.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("createuser_detailname");
this.label2.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("createuser_lastname");
this.label1.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("createuser_firstname");
this.instructionLabel.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("createuser_lbl");
//</CG>
createButton.Enabled = false;
currentForm = remoteForm;
}

protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if(components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Méthode requise pour la prise en charge du concepteur - ne modifiez
pas
/// le contenu de cette méthode avec l'éditeur de code.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new
System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(createUser Form));
this.firstNameBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.lastNameBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.aliasBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.instructionLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.createButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.cancelButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// firstNameBox
//
this.firstNameBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 40);
this.firstNameBox.Name = "firstNameBox";
this.firstNameBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 20);
this.firstNameBox.TabIndex = 0;
this.firstNameBox.Text = "";
//
// lastNameBox
//
this.lastNameBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 72);
this.lastNameBox.Name = "lastNameBox";
this.lastNameBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 20);
this.lastNameBox.TabIndex = 1;
this.lastNameBox.Text = "";
//
// aliasBox
//
this.aliasBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 104);
this.aliasBox.Name = "aliasBox";
this.aliasBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 20);
this.aliasBox.TabIndex = 2;
this.aliasBox.Text = "";
this.aliasBox.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.checkBoxes);
//
// instructionLabel
//
this.instructionLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 12);
this.instructionLabel.Name = "instructionLabel";
this.instructionLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 16);
this.instructionLabel.TabIndex = 5;
//
// label1
//
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 44);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 16);
this.label1.TabIndex = 6;
//
// label2
//
this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 76);
this.label2.Name = "label2";
this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 16);
this.label2.TabIndex = 7;
//
// label3
//
this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 108);
this.label3.Name = "label3";
this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(140, 16);
this.label3.TabIndex = 8;
//
// createButton
//
// this.createButton.BackgroundImage =
(System.Drawing.Image)App.ResourceG.GetObject("But tonImg");
this.createButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(48, 148);
this.createButton.Name = "createButton";
this.createButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(96, 24);
this.createButton.TabIndex = 11;
this.createButton.Click += new
System.EventHandler(this.createButton_Click);
//
// cancelButton
//
// this.cancelButton.BackgroundImage =
(System.Drawing.Image)App.ResourceG.GetObject("But tonImg");
this.cancelButton.DialogResult =
System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
this.cancelButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 148);
this.cancelButton.Name = "cancelButton";
this.cancelButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 24);
this.cancelButton.TabIndex = 12;
this.cancelButton.Click += new
System.EventHandler(this.cancelButton_Click);
//
// createUserForm
//
this.AcceptButton = this.createButton;
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.CancelButton = this.cancelButton;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(316, 194);
this.Controls.Add(this.cancelButton);
this.Controls.Add(this.createButton);
this.Controls.Add(this.label3);
this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
this.Controls.Add(this.instructionLabel);
this.Controls.Add(this.aliasBox);
this.Controls.Add(this.lastNameBox);
this.Controls.Add(this.firstNameBox);
this.FormBorderStyle =
System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedToolWind ow;
this.Name = "createUserForm";
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.createUserForm_Load);
this.ResumeLayout(false);

}
#endregion

// Cette fonction active ou desactive le bouton create en fonction qu'il y
ait du texte ou non dans
// la textbox du nom.

private void checkBoxes(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if (aliasBox.Text.ToString().Length > 0)
createButton.Enabled = true;
else
createButton.Enabled = false;
}

// Cette fonction cree l'utilisateur, raffraichiet l'affichage du
container, puis lance le dialogue
// de creation du mot de passe.

private void createButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
DirectoryEntry user =
currentForm.currentObjectInView.Children.Add("cn=" + aliasBox.Text, "user");
user.Properties["sAMAccountName"].Add(aliasBox.Text);
if (firstNameBox.Text.ToString().Length != 0)
user.Properties["givenName"].Add(firstNameBox.Text);
if (lastNameBox.Text.ToString().Length != 0)
user.Properties["sn"].Add(lastNameBox.Text);
user.CommitChanges();
currentForm.ShowView(currentForm.currentObjectInVi ew);
setPasswordForm setPassword = new setPasswordForm(user);
setPassword.ShowDialog();
this.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
if (ex.InnerException != null)
MessageBox.Show(ex.InnerException.ToString().Split (':')[1]);
else
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString());
}
}

private void cancelButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}

private void createUserForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

}
}
}

And here you are code to create group

sing System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.DirectoryServices;

namespace PowerAD
{
public class createGroupForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
//Creation des variables
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox groupNameTextBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button okButton;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button cancelButton;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox typeGroup;
private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton distributionRadioBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton securityRadioBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox etendueGroup;
private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton universalRadioBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton globalRadioBox;
private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton localRadioBox;
private navForm currentForm;

//Creation des flags
private const uint ADS_GROUP_TYPE_GLOBAL_GROUP = 0x00000002;
private const uint ADS_GROUP_TYPE_DOMAIN_LOCAL_GROUP = 0x00000004;
private const uint ADS_GROUP_TYPE_LOCAL_GROUP = 0x00000004;
private const uint ADS_GROUP_TYPE_UNIVERSAL_GROUP = 0x00000008;
private const uint ADS_GROUP_TYPE_SECURITY_ENABLED = 0x80000000;

// CONSTRUCTEUR DU FORM

// Dans le constructeur on initialise les checkboxes avec les valeurs par
defaut.

public createGroupForm(navForm remoteForm)
{
InitializeComponent();
Trad();
globalRadioBox.Checked = true;
securityRadioBox.Checked = true;
currentForm = remoteForm;
}

protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if(components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Méthode requise pour la prise en charge du concepteur - ne modifiez
pas
/// le contenu de cette méthode avec l'éditeur de code.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.groupNameTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.okButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.cancelButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.typeGroup = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
this.distributionRadioBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
this.securityRadioBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
this.etendueGroup = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
this.universalRadioBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
this.globalRadioBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
this.localRadioBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
this.typeGroup.SuspendLayout();
this.etendueGroup.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// label1
//
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 16);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 16);
this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.label1.Text = "Entrez le nom du groupe :";
//</CG>
//
// groupNameTextBox
//
this.groupNameTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 40);
this.groupNameTextBox.Name = "groupNameTextBox";
this.groupNameTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 20);
this.groupNameTextBox.TabIndex = 1;
this.groupNameTextBox.Text = "";
this.groupNameTextBox.TextChanged += new
System.EventHandler(this.groupNameTextBox_TextChan ged);
//
// okButton
//
// this.okButton.BackgroundImage =
(System.Drawing.Image)App.ResourceG.GetObject("But tonImg");
this.okButton.Enabled = false;
this.okButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(104, 200);
this.okButton.Name = "okButton";
this.okButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(80, 24);
this.okButton.TabIndex = 2;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.okButton.Text = "Creer";
//</CG>
this.okButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.okButton_Click);
//
// cancelButton
//
// this.cancelButton.BackgroundImage =
(System.Drawing.Image)App.ResourceG.GetObject("But tonImg");
this.cancelButton.DialogResult =
System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
this.cancelButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(200, 200);
this.cancelButton.Name = "cancelButton";
this.cancelButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);
this.cancelButton.TabIndex = 3;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.cancelButton.Text = "Annuler";
//</CG>
//
// typeGroup
//
this.typeGroup.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
this.distributionRadioBox,
this.securityRadioBox});
this.typeGroup.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 81);
this.typeGroup.Name = "typeGroup";
this.typeGroup.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 80);
this.typeGroup.TabIndex = 6;
this.typeGroup.TabStop = false;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.typeGroup.Text = "Type de groupe";
//</CG>
//
// distributionRadioBox
//
this.distributionRadioBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 48);
this.distributionRadioBox.Name = "distributionRadioBox";
this.distributionRadioBox.TabIndex = 1;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.distributionRadioBox.Text = "Distribution";
//</CG>
//
// securityRadioBox
//
this.securityRadioBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 20);
this.securityRadioBox.Name = "securityRadioBox";
this.securityRadioBox.TabIndex = 0;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.securityRadioBox.Text = "Sécurité";
//</CG>
//
// etendueGroup
//
this.etendueGroup.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
this.universalRadioBox,
this.globalRadioBox,
this.localRadioBox});
this.etendueGroup.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 81);
this.etendueGroup.Name = "etendueGroup";
this.etendueGroup.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 104);
this.etendueGroup.TabIndex = 5;
this.etendueGroup.TabStop = false;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.etendueGroup.Text = "Etendue du groupe";
//</CG>
//
// universalRadioBox
//
this.universalRadioBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 68);
this.universalRadioBox.Name = "universalRadioBox";
this.universalRadioBox.TabIndex = 2;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.universalRadioBox.Text = "Universelle";
//</CG>
//
// globalRadioBox
//
this.globalRadioBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 44);
this.globalRadioBox.Name = "globalRadioBox";
this.globalRadioBox.TabIndex = 1;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.globalRadioBox.Text = "Globale";
//</CG>
//
// localRadioBox
//
this.localRadioBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 20);
this.localRadioBox.Name = "localRadioBox";
this.localRadioBox.TabIndex = 0;
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.localRadioBox.Text = "Domaine Local";
//</CG>
//
// createGroupForm
//
this.AcceptButton = this.okButton;
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.CancelButton = this.cancelButton;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(290, 242);
this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
this.typeGroup,
this.etendueGroup,
this.cancelButton,
this.okButton,
this.groupNameTextBox,
this.label1});
this.FormBorderStyle =
System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedToolWind ow;
this.Name = "createGroupForm";
//<CG DEL> DTE:16/10/2003 RAISON : MOVED TO CONSTRUCTOR
//this.Text = "Nouveau Groupe";
//</CG>
this.typeGroup.ResumeLayout(false);
this.etendueGroup.ResumeLayout(false);
this.ResumeLayout(false);

}
#endregion

// Cette fonction active ou desactive le bouton OK si il y a du texte ou
pas dans la textbox
// du nom de groupe.

private void groupNameTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs
e)
{
if (groupNameTextBox.Text.ToString().Length != 0)
okButton.Enabled = true;
else
okButton.Enabled = false;
}

// Cette fonction cree le groupe dans le container courant, verifie de
quel type est le groupe, puis
// raffraichit l'affichage du form principal.

private void okButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
DirectoryEntry group =
currentForm.currentObjectInView.Children.Add("CN=" + groupNameTextBox.Text,
"group");
group.Properties["sAMAccountName"].Add(groupNameTextBox.Text);
group.CommitChanges();
checkGroupType(group);
currentForm.ShowView(currentForm.currentObjectInVi ew);
this.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}

// Cette fonction verifie le type de groupe par un systeme de flags et en
fonction des radiobox checkees.

private void checkGroupType(DirectoryEntry group)
{
if (localRadioBox.Checked)
{
setGroupType(ADS_GROUP_TYPE_UNIVERSAL_GROUP, group);
setGroupType(ADS_GROUP_TYPE_LOCAL_GROUP, group);
}
else if (globalRadioBox.Checked)
setGroupType(ADS_GROUP_TYPE_GLOBAL_GROUP, group);
else if (universalRadioBox.Checked)
setGroupType(ADS_GROUP_TYPE_UNIVERSAL_GROUP, group);
if (securityRadioBox.Checked)
setSecurityGroup(group);
else
unSetSecurityGroup(group);
}

// Cette fonction passe le groupe en groupe de securite si l'option est
checkee.

private void setSecurityGroup(DirectoryEntry group)
{
try
{
int groupType = (int)group.Properties["groupType"][0];
group.Properties["groupType"][0] = (int)(groupType +
ADS_GROUP_TYPE_SECURITY_ENABLED);
group.CommitChanges();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString());
}
}

// Cette fonction enleve le groupe du type securite si l'option est
decochee.

private void unSetSecurityGroup(DirectoryEntry group)
{
try
{
int groupType = (int)group.Properties["groupType"][0];
group.Properties["groupType"][0] = (int)(groupType +
ADS_GROUP_TYPE_SECURITY_ENABLED);
group.CommitChanges();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString());
}
}

private void setGroupType(uint newType, DirectoryEntry group)
{
try
{
group.Properties["groupType"][0] = (int)newType;
group.CommitChanges();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString());
}
}
private void Trad()
{
this.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_title");
this.localRadioBox.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_area_o1");
this.globalRadioBox.Text =
App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_area_o2");
this.universalRadioBox.Text =
App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_area_o3");
this.etendueGroup.Text =
App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_area_title");
this.securityRadioBox.Text =
App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_type_o1");
this.distributionRadioBox.Text =
App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_type_o2");
this.typeGroup.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_type_title");
this.cancelButton.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("gen_cancel");
this.okButton.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("gen_create");
this.label1.Text = App.ResourceM.GetString("creategroup_lbl");

}

}
}
hope this helps

Mohamed Mahfouz
MEA Developer Support Center
ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Great, OP has to search 600 lines of code looking for something that could
be answered with only 20 lines of code text.

Willy.

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