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Active Directory Question

Asked by: rswanigan

I have both a Windows Server 2003 R2 and a Windows 2008 environment and I want to create an OU that's part of 2 domains in my Active Directory, is that possible before I do it because if not, I don't want to mess up anything in the directory topology?

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2009-11-04 at 11:04:26ID24872034
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Answers

 

by: mkline71Posted on 2009-11-04 at 11:06:48ID: 25742690

Can't do that...an OU can only be in one domain.

Thanks

Mike

 

by: rswaniganPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:08:59ID: 25742718

Really cause I was reading somewhere that in Windows server 2003 and 2008 an organizational unit can be part of 2 domains.  I thought it might have been off so thats why I brought my post to EE to confirm?

 

by: demazterPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:11:21ID: 25742751

Definately only part of 1 domain.
If you want it in both you will need to create it in both.

 

by: rswaniganPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:12:46ID: 25742760

Was it ever explained how come it couldnt work in both by Microsoft?

 

by: mkline71Posted on 2009-11-04 at 11:16:42ID: 25742796

If your domain controllers are in the same domain then it is fine...the OU you create will replicate to all DCs...just no way to have one OU to span across multiple domains.

 

by: rswaniganPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:21:18ID: 25742853

But I thought in the newer versions of Windows Servers they expanded that process?  Just out of curiosity, what would happen if I did try to do that?

 

by: L0n3W0lfPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:29:16ID: 25742929

You can use Universal Groups across domains in a forest, but not OUs.

The thing that interests me is, why you want to do such a thing?

 

by: rswaniganPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:36:35ID: 25742999

Well, I thought that creating one OU group would be bettere then creating 2 seperate of the same group if they had the same users and permissions.  I just didnt want to do something redudant?

 

by: demazterPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:37:44ID: 25743015

If you tried to do it you wouldn't be able to.
There is no option to do it!

 

by: rswaniganPosted on 2009-11-04 at 11:40:24ID: 25743044

I understand.

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