How to create custom sharepoint group and add permission level using powershell

In this blog we will be seeing how to create custom SharePoint group and add permission level using powershell

 

 

$siteURL="http://servername:10/"

$groupName="Custom Group"

$permissionLevel="Contribute"

$description="My custom Group using powershell"

 

 

$site=Get-SPSite $siteURL

$web=$site.RootWeb

$newGroup=$web.SiteGroups.Add($groupName,$web.CurrentUser,$null,)

$group=$web.SiteGroups[$groupName]

$roleAssignment=New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPRoleAssignment($group)

$roleDefinition=$web.RoleDefinitions[$permissionLevel]

$roleAssignment.RoleDefinitionBindings.Add($roleDefinition)

$web.RoleAssignments.Add($roleAssignment);

$web.Update()

$web.Dispose()

$site.Dispose()