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    <p>I would like to add an existing local user to the SQL Server as a sysadmin, with PowerShell. fter some research I have the following script so far:</p> <pre><code>$Username = "JohnDoe" [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO') | out-null $SqlServer = New-Object ('Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server') "localhost" $SqlUser = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Login -ArgumentList $SqlServer, "$Username" $SqlUser.LoginType = 'WindowsUser' $SqlUser.Create() $SqlUser.AddToRole('sysadmin') </code></pre> <p>The user exists on localhost, it is member of the Users and the Administrators group. I got the following error message:</p> <blockquote> <p>Exception calling "Create" with "0" argument(s): "Create failed for Login 'JohnDoe'. " At C:\Users\LocalAdmin\Desktop\try.ps1:7 char:16 + $SqlUser.Create &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; () + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException</p> <p>Exception calling "AddToRole" with "1" argument(s): "Add to role failed for Login 'JohnDoe'. " At C:\Users\LocalAdmin\Desktop\try.ps1:8 char:23 + $SqlUser.AddToRole &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; ('sysadmin') + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException</p> </blockquote> <p>Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2 What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?</p> <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> Updated the script based on the suggessions from C.B. and mortb, but still not working. I have updated the script above to the current state, and the error message with that one what I am getting now.</p>
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    1. COTry and remove the '' around `'$Username'` and see if it works?
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    2. COThanks, updated the script, but still not working. I have edited the question with the current script and the current error message.
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    3. COI guess you need to disable password policy, if you have. I posted my answer. Check that.
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