Microsoft KB Archive/324743

= HOW TO: Create Organizational Units in Windows Server 2003 =

PSS ID Number: 324743

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q324743



IN THIS TASK

 * SUMMARY
 * ** How to Create an Organizational Unit
 * How to Modify the Attributes of an Organizational Unit



SUMMARY
This article describes how to create organizational units (OUs) in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory.

Organizational units are Active Directory containers into which you can put users, groups, computers, and other organizational units. You can create organizational units to mirror your organization's functional structure or business structure. Each domain can implement its own organizational unit hierarchy. If your organization contains several domains, you can create organizational unit structures in each domain that are independent of the structures in the other domains.

An organizational unit is the smallest scope or unit to which you can assign Group Policy settings or delegate administrative authority. By using organizational units, you can create containers in a domain that represent the hierarchical, logical structures in your organization. You can do this to help you manage the configuration and use of accounts and resources based on your organizational model.

Organizational units can contain users, groups, computers, printers, and shared folders, and an unlimited number of other organizational units, but they cannot contain objects from other domains.

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How to Create an Organizational Unit
 Log on as an administrator. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers. Use one of the following steps:  Right-click the domain object or another organizational unit in which you want to create the organizational units, point to New on the shortcut menu, and then click Organizational Unit. Click Create New Organizational Unit on the toolbar. On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Organizational Unit.</ul> </li> In the Name box, type a descriptive name for the new object, and then click OK. An icon with the appropriate name is created and inserted in the list.</li> Add other objects to the organizational unit such as users, computers, groups, or other organizational units: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Right-click the organization unit which you just created, point to New on the shortcut menu, and then click the name of the object that you want to add to the organization unit.</li> Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.</li></ol> </li></ol>

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How to Modify the Attributes of an Organizational Unit

 * 1) Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers.
 * 2) Expand the domain.
 * 3) Click the organizational unit which you want to modify, and then click Properties on the Action menu.
 * 4) Click the appropriate tab for the organizational unit properties that you want to modify, and then type values for each property.

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