ADOrganizationalUnit

ADOrganizationalUnit

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Name	Key	String	The name of the Organizational Unit (OU).
Path	Key	String	Specifies the X.500 path of the Organizational Unit (OU) or container where the new object is created.
Ensure	Write	String	Specifies whether the Organizational Unit (OU) should be present or absent. Default value is 'Present'.	Present, Absent
Credential	Write	PSCredential	The credential to be used to perform the operation on Active Directory.
DomainController	Write	String	Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to use to perform the task.
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion	Write	Boolean	Specifies if the Organizational Unit (OU) container should be protected from deletion. Default value is $true.
Description	Write	String	Specifies the description of the Organizational Unit (OU). Default value is empty ('').
RestoreFromRecycleBin	Write	Boolean	Try to restore the Organizational Unit (OU) from the recycle bin before creating a new one.
DistinguishedName	Read	String	Returns the X.500 distinguished name of the Organizational Unit.

Description

The ADOrganizational Unit DSC resource will manage Organizational Units (OUs) within Active Directory. An OU is a subdivision within an Active Directory into which you can place users, groups, computers, and other organizational units.

Requirements

• Target machine must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.
• The parameter RestoreFromRecycleBin requires that the feature Recycle Bin has been enabled prior to an object being deleted. If the Recycle Bin feature is disabled then the property msDS-LastKnownRDN is not added the deleted object.

Examples

Example 1

This configuration will add an Active Directory organizational unit to the domain.

Configuration ADOrganizationalUnit_CreateADOU_Config
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.String]
        $Name,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.String]
        $Path,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.Boolean]
        $ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion = $true,

        [Parameter()]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [System.String]
        $Description = ''
    )

    Import-DscResource -Module ActiveDirectoryDsc

    Node localhost
    {
        ADOrganizationalUnit 'ExampleOU'
        {
            Name                            = $Name
            Path                            = $Path
            ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion = $ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
            Description                     = $Description
            Ensure                          = 'Present'
        }
    }
}