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I am looking for script to add multiple users and multiple groups to SharePoint 2013. I have CSV file with cointains two columns with header "user" login and "group" name with are separated by (;) as a delimiter. There is more than 600 users which are references to 82 different groups. Script should also set permission "read" to all groups.

Thanks lot Michal

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Just a five minute pseudocode, this should work...

add-pssnapin microsoft.sharepoint.powershell

$SPWeb = get-spweb http://sharepoint/sites/sitecollection/subsite
$owner = "domain\adminuser"
$op = New-SPClaimsPrincipal $OwnerName -IdentityType WindowsSamAccountName
$owner = $SPWeb | Get-SPUser $op


$csvlocation = "c:\csv\users.csv"
$values = Import-Csv $($csvlocation)| Sort-Object group

$count = $values.Count
$groups = @()
for($i=0; $i -lt $count; $i++){

  $item = $values[$i]
  $groupname = $item.group
  if(!$group.Contains($groupname))
  {
    $SPWeb.SiteGroups.Add($groupname, $owner, $null, $null) 
    $SPGroup = $SPWeb.SiteGroups[$groupname]
    $groups += $groupname
  }

    $mem = New-SPClaimsPrincipal $item.user -IdentityType WindowsSamAccountName
    $member = $SPWeb | Get-SPUser $mem
    $SPGroup = $SPWeb.SiteGroups[$groupname]
    $SPGroup.AddUser($member)


}
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  • Thanks Mike we are almost there however I get an error : New-SPClaimsPrincipal : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The a rgument is null or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command again. At C:\Users\SpSetupUsr\desktop\Untitled1.ps1:5 char:29 + $op = New-SPClaimsPrincipal $OwnerName -IdentityType WindowsSamAccountName ++ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [New-SPClaimsPrincipal], Parame terBindingValidationException+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletNewClaimsPrincipal Dec 29, 2015 at 20:35
  • Get-SPUser : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The argument is null. Supply a non-null argument and try the command again. At C:\Users\SpSetupUsr\desktop\Untitled1.ps1:6 char:30 + $owner = $SPWeb | Get-SPUser $op + ~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-SPUser], ParameterBindingV alidationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.Share Point.PowerShell.SPCmdletGetUser Dec 29, 2015 at 20:35
  • my csv file looks like if that might help also : column 1 | column 2 user group domain\user HR domain\user2 HR domain\user3 LADP ... Dec 29, 2015 at 20:35
  • is the header of your CSV column1 and column2 instead of group and users?
    – Mike
    Dec 29, 2015 at 20:38
  • nope is "user" and "group" header Dec 29, 2015 at 20:42
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powershell that iterate thru *.CSV file (with login and group names) and add multiple users, groups and group permissions as necessary.

if ((Get-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) {
Write-Host "Connect Sharepoint Cmd-Let" 
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell 
}

$Site = Get-SPSite https://mysharepoint
$Web = $Site.RootWeb

$ownerName = "DOMAIN\SpAdmin"
$op = New-SPClaimsPrincipal $OwnerName -IdentityType WindowsSamAccountName
$owner = $Web | Get-SPUser $op

$csvlocation = "c:\csv\users.csv"
$values = Import-Csv $($csvlocation) -Delimiter ";" 

$values | ForEach-Object {

#Checking this group already exist in SP   
if(!$Web.SiteGroups[$_.group] -eq $_.group) {

    #Adding Group and Set Permission
    $Web.SiteGroups.Add($_.group, $owner, $null, $null) 
    $SPGroup = $Web.SiteGroups[$_.group]
    $assignment = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPRoleAssignment($Web.SiteGroups[$_.group])
    $role = $web.RoleDefinitions["Read"]
    $assignment.RoleDefinitionBindings.Add($role);
    $web.RoleAssignments.Add($assignment)
}

#Adding User to Group
$SPGroup = $Web.SiteGroups[$_.group]
$SPGroup.AddUser($_.user,"","",$_.group) 

#Added User and Group listed on console 
Write-Host "User :" $_.user "added to Group " $_.group

}

$web.Dispose()
$site.Dispose()
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I need to import a .csv file with following fields:

GroupName,Managed_by,PrimarySmtpAddress,Members

Managed_by and Members are columns (People and Group) and both have multiple users separated ";"

Kindly advise

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  • Perhaps, this doesnot answer the question, you can raise a new question or post comments to the main question. Thanks
    – Gaurravs
    May 31, 2016 at 4:05

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