Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Chapter 6. Designing Organizational Unit and Group Structure

In This Chapter

• Defining Organizational Units in AD DS

• Defining AD Groups

• OU and Group Design

• Starting an OU Design

• Using OUs to Delegate Administration

• Group Policies and OU Design

• Understanding Group Design

• Exploring Sample Design Models

The organization of users, computers, and other objects within the Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) structure gives administrators great flexibility and control over their environments. Both organizational unit (OU) and group structure design can be tailored to fit nearly any business need. There is, however, a great bit of confusion among administrators in the design and use of OUs and groups, particularly ...