How can i create a user without beeing prompted for password on Exchange 2007 Powershell console?

Are you talking about passing the users password?

Yes. I need to use an option like -password 'Pass1234' in the command string

Try this if you are trying to set the users password.

read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file .\Credentials.txt
 
$password = get-content .\Credentials.txt | convertto-securestring
 
New-Mailbox -Name '".$fullname[$i]."' -Alias '".$username."' -OrganizationalUnit '".$OU."' -Password $password -UserPrincipalName '".$username."@".$upndomain[$i]."' -SamAccountName '".$samname."' -FirstName '".$name[1]."' -Initials '' -LastName '".$name[0]."' -ResetPasswordOnNextLogon \$false -Database 'WWW\E-Service KT\E-Service KT - 100MB' 
 
 

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You need to pass the password as a secure string. This will ask for the password, store it in a file in the current directory in a file and then you can create the object by inputting line 3 and then you can pass it to the -password parameter.
If you don't want to have to type this in every time, put line 3 in your profile or in a script that executes whenever you open the Exchange 2007 PS console, and make sure the file is somewhere secure and that no one deletes it.

You need to create the password as a secure string variable and pass it to your script

$password = "Abcd1234"
$securepassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -string $mypassword -asPlainText -force

now you can pass the $securepassword to your script.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Raj

But i still have to input the password. that is what i am trying to avoid.

Mine will store it in a file to be used later. You glkist input it once to store it in the file. From there you just need to set to set up the profile to pass line 3 when the console is initialized. This will make it so the password object will be the same.

i get this error:

[PS] C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\newusers>New-Mailbox -Name
'test1' -Alias 'test1' -OrganizationalUnit 'mailpost.no/Users' -UserPrincipalNam
e 'test1@mailpost.no' -SamAccountName 'test1' -FirstName 'test1' -Initials '' -L
astName 'test1' -Password$password -ResetPasswordOnNextLogon $false -Database 'W
WW\E-Service KT\E-Service KT - 1GB'
New-Mailbox : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Password
$password'.
At line:1 char:213
+ New-Mailbox -Name 'test1' -Alias 'test1' -OrganizationalUnit 'mailpost.no/Use
rs' -UserPrincipalName 'test1@mailpost.no' -SamAccountName 'test1' -FirstName '
test1' -Initials '' -LastName 'test1' -Password$password  <<<< -ResetPasswordOn
NextLogon $false -Database 'WWW\E-Service KT\E-Service KT - 1GB'

You forgot a space between password and $password

Try this in one line

$password = "Abcd1234" ; $securepassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -string $mypassword -asPlainText -force; New-Mailbox -Name
'test1' -Alias 'test1' -OrganizationalUnit 'mailpost.no/Users' -UserPrincipalNam
e 'test1@mailpost.no' -SamAccountName 'test1' -FirstName 'test1' -Initials '' -L
astName 'test1' -Password$password -ResetPasswordOnNextLogon $false -Database 'W
WW\E-Service KT\E-Service KT - 1GB'

you can even shorten that last 'one liner' as follows:
$securepassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -string "Abcd1234" -asPlainText -force; New-Mailbox -Name
'test1' -Alias 'test1' -OrganizationalUnit 'mailpost.no/Users' -UserPrincipalNam
e 'test1@mailpost.no' -SamAccountName 'test1' -FirstName 'test1' -Initials '' -L
astName 'test1' -Password$password -ResetPasswordOnNextLogon $false -Database 'W
WW\E-Service KT\E-Service KT - 1GB'

Raj-GT can you put the command in code viewer? the formatting on this page breaks the line and spaces

you can edit the profile and never have to create the password again.
1. notepad $profile
2. input: $password = get-content .\Credentials.txt | convertto-securestring
3. save file and close
4. restart powershell
5. Try the command and you can use $password for any new user you create.
Good luck!

dnairns: i don't think you get what i am trying to do.
i have a script that generates usernames and password, and that is why i need to do it all in powershell

then add this line and call it a day:
 
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -string "Abcd1234" -asPlainText -force

Works perfectly :)

Isn't that my answer?