PowerShell - Active Directory
You want to move all OUs under 'OU=OldDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' to 'OU=NewDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' using PowerShell. Which script correctly performs this operation?
You want to move all OUs under 'OU=OldDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' to 'OU=NewDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' using PowerShell. Which script correctly performs this operation?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand the goal
You want to move all OUs inside 'OldDept' to 'NewDept', not just rename or move 'OldDept' itself.Step 2: Analyze each option
Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -SearchBase 'OU=OldDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' | ForEach-Object { Move-ADObject -Identity $_.DistinguishedName -TargetPath 'OU=NewDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' } gets all OUs under 'OldDept' and moves each to 'NewDept' using a loop, which is correct.
Move-ADObject -Identity 'OU=OldDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' -TargetPath 'OU=NewDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' tries to move 'OldDept' itself, not its child OUs.
Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -Filter * | Move-ADObject -TargetPath 'OU=NewDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' moves all OUs in the domain, not just under 'OldDept'.
Rename-ADObject -Identity 'OU=OldDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' -NewName 'NewDept' renames 'OldDept' to 'NewDept', not moving child OUs.Final Answer:
Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -SearchBase 'OU=OldDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' | ForEach-Object { Move-ADObject -Identity $_.DistinguishedName -TargetPath 'OU=NewDept,DC=contoso,DC=com' } -> Option DQuick Check:
Loop over OUs under OldDept and move each [OK]
Quick Trick: Use Get-ADOrganizationalUnit with ForEach-Object and Move-ADObject [OK]
Common Mistakes:
- Moving only the parent OU instead of child OUs
- Moving all OUs in domain unintentionally
- Using Rename-ADObject instead of Move-ADObject
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