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"The group name could not be found"

when i am trying to run ([adsi]"WinNT://$env:ComputerName/$Username").SetPassword($Password)command i am getting below error.

The following exception occurred while retrieving member "SetPassword": "The group name could not be found." At D:\Install\ScriptsP12\3.InstallSQL2016.ps1:9 char:1 + ([adsi]"WinNT://$env:ComputerName/$Username").SetPassword($Password... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], ExtendedTypeSystemException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CatchFromBaseGetMember

I even tried the answer from "Using Powershell and ADSI to set local passwords" with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Solution

  • If Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts module is available on your system, you can try following code instead.

    $UserAccount = Get-LocalUser -Name $Username
$UserAccount | Set-LocalUser -Password $(ConvertTo-SecureString -String $Password -AsPlainText -Force)

    Hope it helps!