ad_user throws error when fields contain special characters

[markus-volkert-mint]

Terraform Version and Provider Version

Terraform v1.4.2
on windows_amd64
+ provider registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/ad v0.4.4

Windows Version

Windows Server 2019

Affected Resource(s)

• ad_user

Terraform Configuration Files

terraform {
  required_providers {
    ad = {
      source = "hashicorp/ad"
      version = "0.4.4"
    }
  }
}

provider "ad" {
  winrm_hostname = ""
  winrm_username = ""
  winrm_password = ""
}

resource "ad_ou" "o" {
  name        = "test-user"
  path        = "DC=test,DC=de"
  protected   = false
}

resource "ad_user" "special" {
  principal_name            = "söüäß-éòñ"
  sam_account_name          = "söüäß-éòñ"
  display_name              = "Special öüäß-éòñ"
  email_address             = "special.öüäß-éòñ@test.local"
  initial_password          = "Password123!"
  container                 = "OU=test-user,DC=test,DC=de"
}

Debug Output

https://gist.github.com/markus-volkert-mint/92ac74b39277ecc9214347ec9b6b0c1d

Expected Behavior

I would expect the user to be created with all special characters correctly interpreted.

Actual Behavior

I receive an error message and the user is not created.

Steps to Reproduce

1. terraform apply

This error occurs both in Powershell (PSVersion 5.1) and in the commandline.

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