Find an organizational unit

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To find an organizational unit

Using the Windows interface

Using a command line

Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
In the console tree, right-click the domain node, and then click Find.
In the Find list, click Organizational Units.
Type the name of the organizational unit you want to find, and then click Find Now.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.
Use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options.
To find organizational units, you can also click

on the toolbar.

Value	Description
parameter	For the list of parameters, see Dsquery.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

dsquery ou /?

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