Unblock-UserLockUserAccount

Unblock user accounts already blocked from opening new sessions.

Published May 31, 2025

Synopsis

Unblock user accounts already blocked from opening new sessions.

Syntax

powershell
Unblock-UserLockUserAccount [-UserName] <string[]> [-UserLockServerName <string>][<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Unblock-UserLockUserAccount cmdlet unblocks one or more user account already blocked from opening new sessions by modifying the user protected accounts. Caution: PowerShell 3.0 is required.

Parameters

-UserName <string[]>

Specifies one or more user account names. You can type multiple account names (separated by commas). Wildcard characters are managed only if the concerned user accounts did make at least one session event in UserLock (if they are displayed in the User sessions view).

Required

true

Position

1

Accepts pipeline input

true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accepts wildcard characters

false

-UserLockServerName <string>

Specifies the name of the UserLock server. The default is the localhost name.

Required

false

Position

named

Accepts pipeline input

false

Accepts wildcard characters

false

Default Value

'.'

<CommonParameters>

For more information about common parameters, type "Get-Help about_commonparameters".

Input Type

None

Return Type

System.String[]

Notes

You can also refer to Unblock-UserLockUserAccount by its alias, "uulua". For more information, see about_Aliases. To use Unblock-UserLockUserAccount, you must have the "Protected account" UserLock administrative access rights.

Example

powershell
Unblock-UserLockUserAccount -UserName 'Alice', 'Bob' -UserLockServerName 'MyUlSrv'

Unblocks the 'Alice' and 'Bob' users already blocked from opening new sessions through the 'MyUlSrv' UserLock server.

Block-UserLockUserAccount