A default Active Directory domain comes with default containers and a default Organizational Unit (OU). The default containers serve as default locations when you create objects, for instance, the Computers container, and for important objects, for example, the Builtin container. The default Domain Controllers OU serves as the location for domain controller objects.
The following containers are available by default:
- Builtin
- Computers
- ForeignSecurityPrincipals
- Keys
- LostAndFound
- Managed Service Accounts
- NTDS Quotas
- Program Data
- System
- TPM devices
- Users
In Active Directory users and computers (dsa.msc), some of these default containers are hidden from sight, unless you check the Advanced Features option in the View menu.
We can easily spot the default structure by using the Active Directory Administrative Center (dsac.exe) and Active...
