Set-User

Sets the Sitecore user properties.

Syntax

Set-User [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> [-IsAdministrator <Boolean>] [-Portrait <String>] [-Email <String>] [-FullName <String>] [-Comment <String>] [-ProfileItemId <ID>] [-StartUrl <String>] [-Enabled] [-CustomProperties <Hashtable>]

Set-User -Instance <User> [-IsAdministrator <Boolean>] [-Portrait <String>] [-Email <String>] [-FullName <String>] [-Comment <String>] [-ProfileItemId <ID>] [-StartUrl <String>] [-Enabled] [-CustomProperties <Hashtable>]

Detailed Description

The Set-User command sets a user profile properties in Sitecore.

The Identity parameter specifies the Sitecore user to set. You can specify a user by its local name or fully qualified name.

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Parameters

-IsAdministrator <Boolean>

Specifies whether the Sitecore user should be classified as an Administrator.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Portrait <String>

Specifies the Sitecore user portrait image.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: admin

Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\admi

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Instance <User>

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Email <String>

Specifies the Sitecore user email address. The value is validated for a properly formatted address.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-FullName <String>

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Comment <String>

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ProfileItemId <ID>

Specifies the profile id to use for the user.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-StartUrl <String>

Specifies the url to navigate to once the user is logged in. The values are validated with a pretermined set.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Enabled <SwitchParameter>

Specifies whether the Sitecore user should be enabled.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-CustomProperties <Hashtable>

Specifies a hashtable of custom properties to assign to the Sitecore user profile.

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String

  Represents the identity of a user.

Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User Represents the instance of a user.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• None.

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS master:\> Set-User -Identity michael -Email [e-mail]

EXAMPLE 2

PS master:\> "michael","adam","mike" | Set-User -Enable $false

EXAMPLE 3

PS master:\> Get-User -Filter * | Set-User -Comment "Sitecore user"

EXAMPLE 4

PS master:\> Set-User -Identity michael -CustomProperties @{"Date"=(Get-Date)}
PS master:\>(Get-User michael).Profile.GetCustomProperty("Date")

7/3/2014 4:40:02 PM

EXAMPLE 5

PS master:\> Set-User -Identity michael -IsAdministrator $true -CustomProperties @{"HireDate"="03/17/2010"}
PS master:\>$user = Get-User -Identity michael
PS master:\>$user.Profile.GetCustomProperty("HireDate")

03/17/2010

Related Topics

• https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/
• Get-User
• New-User
• Remove-User
• Unlock-User