dsmove | new in WS2003 |
Moves or renames an object in Active Directory.
dsmove ObjectDN [-newname NewRDN ] [-newparent ParentDN ] [{-s Server -d Domain }] [-u UserName ] [-p { Password *}] [-q]
The distinguished name of the object to be moved or renamed .
Renames the object using the specified relative distinguished name.
Moves the object to the location specified by the distinguished name of its new parent container.
Connects to a specified server or domain to run the command (if omitted, defaults to domain controller in logon domain).
Credentials for running the command. Specify UserName as domain\ user or user@domain . If -p * , prompts for password.
Runs in quiet mode to suppress standard output of command.
Move user account for Bob Jones from Sales OU to Customer Support OU:
dsmove CN=bjones,OU=Sales,DC=mtit,DC=local -newparent "OU=Customer Support,DC=mtit, DC=local" dsmove succeeded:CN=bjones,OU=Sales,DC=mtit,DC=local
Rename username for Bob Jones from bjones to bobj :
dsmove "CN=bjones,OU=Customer Support,DC=mtit,DC=local" -newname bobj dsmove succeeded:CN=bjones,OU=Customer Support,DC=mtit,DC=local
You can move and rename an object in one step using -newparent and -newname switches in a single command.
dsmove can move objects only within a domain. To move objects between domains, use MoveTree from Support Tools on the product CD.
Active Directory , dsadd , dsget , dsmod , dsquery , dsrm , Groups , Users