Practical procedure and troubleshooting notes for Managing Organizational Units Within Active Directory.

Adding Organizational Units to Active Directory

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click Tools in the top-right corner.
   
3. Click Active Directory Users and Computers.
   
4. Right-click the domain where you want to add an Organizational Unit.
5. Select New → Organizational Unit.
   
6. Type the name of the Organizational Unit and click Finish.
   
7. To create nested OUs, right-click an existing Organizational Unit and follow the same steps.
8. ✅ You have successfully created an Organizational Unit.

Deleting Organizational Units in Active Directory

⚠️ This is a destructive action. Ensure you understand which Organizational Unit you are deleting or perform this in a sandbox environment. Deleting an OU will also delete all users and objects inside it.

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Click Tools in the top-right corner.
   
3. Click Active Directory Users and Computers.
   
4. Click View → Advanced Features to enable it.
   
   
5. Right-click the OU you want to delete and select Properties.
   
6. Go to the Object tab.
   
7. Uncheck Protect object from accidental deletion.
   
8. Right-click the OU again and select Delete.
   
9. ✅ You have successfully deleted the Organizational Unit.