Allowing OUs to Be Created Within Containers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to allow organizational units (OUs) to be created within containers.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to allow the creation of OUs within containers:

Set-ADObject -Identity 'CN=Organizational-Unit,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=Fabrikam,DC=com' -Partition 'CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=Fabrikam,DC=com -Add @{possSuperiors='Container'}

Additional information

You can use the following parameters when you set many of the common values of Active Directory objects:

  • -Description

  • -DisplayName

  • -ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion

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