Moving a Group Within a Domain

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to move a group within a domain.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to move the group SvcAccPSOGroup from the organizational unit (OU) Managed to the OU ManagedGroups in the Fabrikam.com domain:

Move-ADObject "CN= SvcAccPSOGroup,OU=Managed,DC=Fabrikam,DC=Com" -TargetPath "OU=ManagedGroups,DC=Fabrikam,DC=Com"

Additional information

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Move-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Move-ADObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.