Administering Ous

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his lesson introduces you to the tasks involved in the administration of OUs. These tasks help administrators to handle changes in the organization that affect OUs.

After this lesson, you will be able to

Rename OUs

Move OUs

Delete OUs

Set OU properties

Move objects between OUs

Estimated lesson time: 25 minutes

Administering OUs

The OU administration tasks include renaming, moving, and deleting OUs; setting OU properties; and moving objects between OUs.

To set properties for an OU, complete the following steps:

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.

Moving Objects Between Ous. MCSE

When you move objects between OUs in a domain, permissions that are assigned directly to objects remain the ...
... same, and the objects inherit permissions from the new OU. Any permissions that were previously inherited from the old OU no longer affect the objects.

Note To simplify assignment of permissions for printers, move printers on different print servers that require identical permissions to the same OU. Printers are located in the computer object for the print server. To view a printer, click View, then click Users, Groups, And Computers As Containers.

There are three ways to move Active Directory objects between OUs:

Use drag and drop.

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

Use the Dsmove command-line tool.

1. In what two locations can you create an OU?
You can create an OU within a domain or within another OU.
2. What tool do you use to create an OU?
The Active Directory Users And Computers console is used to create an OU.
3. What action must you take to be able to view the Security tab in the Properties dia¬
log box for an OU?
You must select Advanced Features from the View menu on the Active Directory Users And Computers console. MCSE Exam

4. How does the icon used for an OU differ from the icon used for a container?
The icon used for an OU is a folder with a book. The icon used for a container is a folder.