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To move an organizational unit

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. In the console tree, right-click the organizational unit that you want to move.
  3. Click Move, and then click the folder to which you want to move the organizational unit.

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Using a command line

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Type:

    dsmov OuDN [-newparent ParentDN] -pwd {Password|*}

Value Description
OuDN Specifies the distinguished name of the organizational unit object to be moved.
ParentDN Specifies the new location to which you want to move the organizational unit object. The new location is specified as the distinguished name of the new parent node.
Pwd Specifies to use either a password or a * to log on to a remote server. If you type *, then you are prompted for a password.

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