This section covers the following tasks:
Introduction
Getting Started
Starting the Active Roles console
User Interface overview
View mode
Using Managed Units
Setting up filter
Finding objects
User or Service Account Management
Steps for searching for a user, contact, or group
Steps for searching for a computer
Steps for searching for an Organizational Unit
Steps for using advanced search options
Steps for building a custom search
LDAP syntax
Getting policy-related information
About user accounts
User account management tasks
Group Management
Creating a user account
Finding a user account
Copying a user account
Modifying user account properties
Renaming a user account
Disabling and enabling a user account
Resetting user password
Adding user accounts to groups
Removing a user account from groups
Changing a user’s primary group
Performing Exchange tasks on a user account
Moving user accounts
Exporting and importing user accounts
Deleting user accounts
Deprovisioning a user account
Restoring a deprovisioned user account
Managing user certificates
Management of group Managed Service Accounts
About groups
Group management tasks
Computer Account Management
Creating a group
Finding a group
Copying a group
Modifying group properties
Changing group type and group scope
Renaming a group
Assigning a manager over a group
Adding members to a group
Removing members from a group
Performing Exchange tasks on a group
Moving groups
Exporting and importing groups
Deleting groups
Deprovisioning groups
Restoring deprovisioned groups
Administering query-based distribution groups
Administering dynamic (rule-based) groups
Using temporal group memberships
About computer accounts
Computer account management tasks
Organizational Unit Management
Creating a computer account
Finding a computer account
Modifying computer account properties
Disabling and enabling a computer account
Resetting a computer account
Adding computer accounts to groups
Removing a computer account from groups
Moving computer accounts
Exporting and importing computer accounts
Deleting computer accounts
Managing a remote computer
Using Remote Desktop Connection
Viewing BitLocker recovery passwords
About Organizational Units
Organizational Unit management tasks
Management of Contacts
Management of Exchange Recipients
Creating an Exchange mailbox
Steps for creating a user mailbox
Steps for creating a room or equipment Mailbox
Steps for creating a linked mailbox
Steps for creating a shared mailbox
Performing Exchange tasks
Managing Exchange-related properties
Exchange General tab
Exchange Advanced tab
E-mail Addresses tab
Mail Flow Settings tab
Mailbox Settings tab
Mailbox Features tab
Calendar Settings tab
Resource Information tab
Master Account tab
Mailbox Sharing tab
Managing Unified Messaging users
Organizational Unit management tasks
Creating an Organizational Unit
You can create an OU as follows: in the console tree, right-click the domain or another OU, select New | Organizational Unit, and then follow the instructions in the wizard.
On the first page of the wizard, type the name for the new OU in the Name box. If necessary, select or clear the Protect container from accidental deletion check box. Click Next and then click Finish to complete the operation.
By selecting the Protect container from accidental deletion check box you ensure that the newly created OU cannot be deleted, whether using Active Roles or other tools for Active Directory administration. When somebody attempts to delete an OU for which this check box is selected, the operation returns an error indicating that access is denied. For an existing OU, you can view or change this setting on the Object tab in the Properties dialog box.
Steps for creating an Organizational Unit
To create an Organizational Unit
- In the console tree, locate and select the folder in which you want to add the Organizational Unit.
- Right-click the folder, point to New and click Organizational Unit to start the New Object - Organizational Unit wizard.
- Follow the wizard pages to specify properties of the new Organizational Unit, such as the name of the Organizational Unit.
- If you want to set values for additional properties (those for which the wizard pages do not provide data entries), click Edit Attributes on the completion page of the wizard.
- After setting any additional properties for the new Organizational Unit, click Finish on the completion page of the wizard.
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NOTE: To create an Organizational Unit, you can also click the domain node or folder in which you want to add the Organizational Unit, and then click  on the toolbar. |
Finding an Organizational Unit
To find an Organizational Unit, select the domain you want to search, and click Find. In the Find window, select Organizational Units from the Find list, specify your search criteria, and start the search. In the search results list, you can right-click Organizational Units and use commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks. For more information, see Finding objects earlier in this document.