WD Lesson - 26

Administering the OU

The OU administration tasks include the followings:

1. Renaming the OU
2. Moving the OU
3. Deleting the OU
4. Setting OU properties
5. Moving objects between OUs.

All of the above tasks are required to meet the changing needs of our organisation.

1. Renaming the OU

1.   Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory        Users And Computers.

2.   Expand the domain.

3.   Right-click the OU you want to rename, and then click Rename.

4.   Type the new OU name over the existing site name. Click in an empty part of the console tree.

2. Moving the OU

1.   Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers.

2.   Expand the domain.

3.   Click the OU you want to move, drag it to the desired location, and then   release.

3. Deleting the OU

1.   Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers.

2.   Expand the domain.

3.   Right-click the OU you want to delete, and then click Delete.

4.   In the Active Directory message box, click Yes.

5.   If the OU contains objects, an additional Active Directory message box appears. Click Yes to delete.

4. Setting OU properties

1.   Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers.

2.   Expand the domain.

3.   Right-click the appropriate OU, and then click Properties.

4.   Click the appropriate tab for the OU properties that you want to enter or change, and then type values for each property. Click OK.

v.         Moving Objects between OUs

There are three ways such as:

a)      Use drag and drop.

b)      Use the Move option on the Active Directory Users And Computers console.

c)      Use the Dsmove command-line tool.