Mastering Active Directory

Managing the OU structure

Similar to any other Active Directory object, the OU structure can be managed using Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC), Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) MMC, and PowerShell. In this section, I am going to demonstrate how to manage the OU structure using PowerShell.

A new OU can be created using the New-ADOrganizationalUnit cmdlet. The complete syntax can reviewed using the following command:

Get-Command New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Syntax

As the first step, I am going to create a new OU called Asia to represent the Asia branch:

New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Name "Asia" -Description "Asia Branch"

In the preceding command, -Description defines the description for the new OU. When there is no path ...