Creating an OU

In this recipe, we create an OU.

Getting ready

To create an OU, sign in with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group or an account that has delegated privileges to create OUs.

See the Delegating control of an OU recipe in this chapter for more information on delegating control of an OU.

How to do it...

This recipe shows three ways to create an OU:

• Using the Active Directory Administrative Center
• Using the command line
• Using Windows PowerShell

Using the Active Directory Administrative Center

To create an OU using the Active Directory Administrative Center, perform the following steps:

1. Press Start.
2. Search for Active Directory Administrative Center and click its search result or run dsac.exe. The Active Directory Administrative Center window appears.
3. In the left navigation pane, switch to the tree view.

Figure 4.1 – Tree view in the Active Directory Administrative Center...