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Windows Active Directory: Change the Default OU for New Users or Computers
Run the following command(s) in a command prompt to change the default Organizational Unit (OU):
For Computers:
redircmp ou=ComputersOU,dc=mydomain,dc=com
For Users:
redirusr ou=UsersOU,dc=mydomain,dc=com
Make certain to replace the italicized code with values appropriate to your Active Directory. For example, in a SBS 2003 environment, you might use:
redircmp ou=SBSComputers,ou=Computers,ou=MyBusiness,dc=AcmeWidgets,dc=local
If any of the OUs contain spaces in the name, then use quotations around the entire distinguished name (DN), as follows:
redircmp "ou=Admin Computers,dc=AcmeWidgets,dc=local"
Note: These commands will only function if the OUs actually exist and if the domain
is at least at the Windows Server 2003 functional level.
CREDIT:
This code was obtained from an Ask The Experts posting by Jan De Clercq in Windows ITPro Magazine, InstantDocID 101228.
Windows Active Directory: Change the Default OU for New Users or Computers
Run the following command(s) in a command prompt to change the default Organizational Unit (OU):
For Computers:
redircmp ou=ComputersOU,dc=mydomain,dc=com
For Users:
redirusr ou=UsersOU,dc=mydomain,dc=com
Make certain to replace the italicized code with values appropriate to your Active Directory. For example, in a SBS 2003 environment, you might use:
redircmp ou=SBSComputers,ou=Computers,ou=MyBusiness,dc=AcmeWidgets,dc=local
If any of the OUs contain spaces in the name, then use quotations around the entire distinguished name (DN), as follows:
redircmp "ou=Admin Computers,dc=AcmeWidgets,dc=local"
Note: These commands will only function if the OUs actually exist and if the domain
is at least at the Windows Server 2003 functional level.
CREDIT:
This code was obtained from an Ask The Experts posting by Jan De Clercq in Windows ITPro Magazine, InstantDocID 101228.