Organizational Units

Windows PowerShell provides cmdlets that you can use to create, modify, and delete Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Organizational Units (OUs). Like the cmdlets for users, groups, and computers, you can use these cmdlets for individual operations or as part of a script to perform bulk operations. OU management cmdlets have the text “organizationalunit” in the name.

Cmdlet	Description
New-ADOrganizationalUnit	Creates an OU
Set-ADOrganizationalUnit	Modifies properties of an OU
Get-ADOrganizationalUnit	Displays properties of an OU
Remove-ADOrganizationalUnit	Deletes an OU

Creating new OUs

You can use the New‑ADOrganizationalUnit cmdlet to create a new OU to represent departments or physical locations within your organization.

Parameter	Description
‑Name	Defines the name of a new OU
‑Path	Defines the location of a new OU
‑ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion	Prevents anyone from accidentally deleting an OU; the default value is $true

The following example is a command to create a new OU:

New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Name Sales -Path "ou=marketing,dc=adatum,dc=com" -ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion $true

Windows PowerShell provides cmdlets that you can use to create, modify, and delete Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Organizational Units (OUs). These too can be used for individual operations or as part of a script to perform bulk operations.