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Set-Object

The Set-Object commandlet modifies any object such as a user, contact, group (managed or unmanaged), or mailbox in Directory.

Syntax​

Set-Object
-Identity <String>
[-Department <String>]
[-Company <String>]
[-Assistant <String>]
[-HomePage <String>]
[-Alias <String>]
[-EmailAddress <String>]
[-Description <String>]
[-Notes <String>]
[-AdministrativeNotes <String>]
[-DisplayName <String>]
[-SimpleDisplayName <String>]
[-CustomAttribute1 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute2 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute3 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute4 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute5 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute6 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute7 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute8 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute9 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute10 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute11 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute12 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute13 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute14 <String>]
[-CustomAttribute15 <String>]
[-Delimiter <String>]
[-IdentityStoreId <Int32>]
[-SecurityToken <CustomClaimsPrincipal>]
[-Credential <PSCredential>]
[<CommonParameters>]

Required Parameter​

  • Identity

Example 1:

The following example modifies description of a user specified user against the Identity parameter.

Set-object -identity "Sonia Iqbal" -Description TestUser