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To move a user account

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. In the console tree, click Users.

    Or, click the folder that contains the user account.

  3. In the details pane, right-click the user you want to move, and then click Move.
  4. In the Move dialog box, click the folder to which you want to move the user account.

Notes

Using a command line

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Type:

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

Value Description
UserDN Specifies the distinguished name of the user object to be moved.
ParentDN Specifies the new location to which you want to move the user 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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