batch add users and groups on windows

user management

1. add a local user

    net user username password /add
   

2. delete a local user

    net user username /delete
   

3. add users from a .csv file

   • csv file content

       username1,password1
       username2,password2
       username3,password3
     

   • batch

       rem add users from a .csv file
       @echo off
       FOR /F "token=1,2 delims=," %%a IN (users.csv) DO net user %1 %1 /add
     
       rem delete .csv file
       del /F /Q users.csv
     

group management

1. add a local group

    net localgroup groupname /Comment:"group comment" /add
   

2. delete a local group

    net localgroup groupname /delete
   

3. add a user to a local group

    net localgroup groupname username /add
   

4. delete a user form a local group

    net localgroup groupname username /delete
   

managing a local administrator account in workgroup environments

	@echo off
	rem add the "ITAdmin" user
	net user ITAdmin %1 /add
	rem add the user to "administrators" group
	net localgroup administrators ITAdmin /add
	rem remove the user from the default "users" group
	net localgroup users ITAdmin /delete

reference

https://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-2413