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- Creating an OU via powershell
NEW-ADOrganizationalUnit “OUnamehere”
- Deleting an OU via powershell (and any issues)
Remove-ADOrganizationalUnit -Identity "OU=OUnamehere,DC=domain,DC=Local"
If you checked the 'protect form accidential deletion' box you need too run this command
$ou = "OU=OUnameHere,DC=domain,DC=Local" Set-ADOrganizationalUnit -Identity $ou -ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion $false Remove-ADOrganizationalUnit -Identity $ou -Confirm:$false -Verbose
- Moving Items to a new OU (via powershell or gui)
To move an Item to a new OU right click on the item and select 'move' then from the file path choose your destination OU and click ok.
You can also use the Move-Item command to accomplish this
- Searching the Event Log using Powershell
The Get-EventLog command and it's modifiers can allow you to find whatever event logs you need but make sure you have the basic information to narrow your search.