PowerShell • Re: Bug: Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment in V13 doesn't seem to support adding loacal or domain group.

Testing of add local group.

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PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-VBRUserRoleAssignment

Role Type Name Id
---- ---- ---- --
BackupAdmin Group Administrators 580df2ce-6666-4750-a7b8-b3c93a77f461
BackupOperator User HV-B\Administrator e8bf9c28-3304-4ce9-99ff-4ed56fd28c66

PS C:\Users\Administrator> net localgroup testnospace

Alias name testnospace
Comment

Members
--------------------------------------------------
The command completed successfully.

PS C:\Users\Administrator> net localgroup testnospace

Alias name testnospace
Comment

Members
--------------------------------------------------
Administrator
The command completed successfully.

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment -Name testnospace -Role BackupOperator
Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment: Cannot find user with the specified name: testnospace.

PS C:\Users\Administrator> add-VBRUserRoleAssignment -Name hv-b\testnospace -Role BackupOperator
Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment: Cannot find user with the specified name: hv-b\testnospace.

PS C:\Users\Administrator> whoami
hv-b\administrator

Statistics: Posted by JasonOrchardIMNZ — May 04, 2026 8:35 pm

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