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Active Directory: Get-ADOrganizationalUnit Default and Extended Properties

Active Directory: Get-ADOrganizationalUnit Default and Extended Properties

The concept of default and extended properties available with the PowerShell Active Directory cmdlets are defined in Active Directory: PowerShell AD Module Properties. The PowerShell Get-ADOrganizationUnit cmdlet supports the default and extended properties in the following table. Many can be assigned values with the Set-ADOrganizationalUnit cmdlet. In the table, default properties are shown with the property name highlighted in cyan. Extended properties are highlighted in pink.

Property Syntax R/RW lDAPDisplayName
CanonicalName String R canonicalName
City String RW l
CN String R cn
Country String RW c (2 character abbreviation)
Created DateTime R whenCreated
Deleted Boolean R isDeleted
Description String RW description
DisplayName String RW displayName
DistinguishedName String (DN) R distinguishedName
LastKnownParent String (DN) R lastKnownParent
LinkedGroupPolicyObjects ADCollection R gPLink
ManagedBy String (DN) RW managedBy
Modified DateTime R whenChanged
Name String R ou (Relative Distinguished Name)
ObjectCategory String R objectCategory
ObjectClass String R objectClass, most specific value
ObjectGUID Guid R objectGUID converted to string
PostalCode String RW postalCode
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion Boolean RW nTSecurityDescriptor
State String RW st
StreetAddress String RW streetAddress

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  • 9 Sep 2013 8:22 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 26. Comment: Improve links in "See Also" section, add link to parent article, remove "Return to top" links.

  • 23 Aug 2013 9:58 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 25. Comment: Changed whenModified to whenChanged

  • 29 Jul 2013 7:14 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 24. Comment: Removed lDAPDisplayNames of AD attributes from the table, so it only documents default and extended properties

  • 18 Apr 2013 7:22 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 23. Comment: Changed how colors are formatted

  • 4 Apr 2013 8:32 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 22. Comment: The "CN" property is actually an extended property revealed by Get-ADOrganizationalUnit

  • 25 Mar 2013 10:17 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 16. Comment: Clarified -Properties parameter not case sensitive

  • 18 Mar 2013 9:34 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 15. Comment: Explained that properties with lower case initial letter are AD attributes

  • 28 Feb 2013 6:34 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 14. Comment: HTML didn't work, table still wrong.

  • 28 Feb 2013 6:19 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 12. Comment: Remove extra <br> tags in table

  • 27 Feb 2013 5:28 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 11. Comment: Made default properties bold with light blue background

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    on 5 Jul 2012 2:07 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Original. Comment: Added values

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    on 7 Jul 2012 9:57 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 1. Comment: Updated values in table

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    on 7 Jul 2012 4:06 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 2. Comment: Added links in "See Also" section

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    on 7 Jul 2012 7:00 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 3. Comment: No longer "In Progress"

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    on 8 Jul 2012 11:38 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 4. Comment: Updated value in table

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    on 14 Jul 2012 7:43 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 5. Comment: Added tag

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    on 2 Aug 2012 9:41 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 6. Comment: Added (en-US) to title and tags

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    on 30 Oct 2012 9:22 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 7. Comment: Added tag

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    on 30 Nov 2012 9:35 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 8. Comment: Removed (en-US) from title

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    on 15 Jan 2013 8:11 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 9. Comment: Added tag

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    on 23 Jan 2013 9:40 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 10. Comment: Added horizontal rules and "Return to Top"

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    on 27 Feb 2013 5:28 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 11. Comment: Made default properties bold with light blue background

  • Posted by
    on 28 Feb 2013 6:19 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 12. Comment: Remove extra <br> tags in table

  • Posted by
    on 28 Feb 2013 6:34 PM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 14. Comment: HTML didn't work, table still wrong.

  • Posted by
    on 18 Mar 2013 9:34 AM

    Richard Mueller edited Revision 15. Comment: Explained that properties with lower case initial letter are AD attributes

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