DSCResources/MSFT_ADOrganizationalUnit/en-US/about_ADOrganizationalUnit.help.txt
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ADOrganizationalUnit .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. .PARAMETER Name Key - String The name of the Organizational Unit (OU). .PARAMETER Path Key - String Specifies the X.500 path of the Organizational Unit (OU) or container where the new object is created. .PARAMETER Ensure Write - String Allowed values: Present, Absent Specifies whether the Organizational Unit (OU) should be present or absent. Default value is 'Present'. .PARAMETER Credential Write - PSCredential The credential to be used to perform the operation on Active Directory. .PARAMETER ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion Write - Boolean Specifies if the Organizational Unit (OU) container should be protected from deletion. Default value is $true. .PARAMETER Description Write - String Specifies the description of the Organizational Unit (OU). Default value is empty (''). .PARAMETER RestoreFromRecycleBin Write - Boolean Try to restore the Organizational Unit (OU) from the recycle bin before creating a new one. .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' } } } |