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Thanks a lot, that article was very helpful. &nbsp;I realize that less is more, but there are just a couple instances where I may need to go 6 or 7 OUs deep and 5 seemed a bit extreme.
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Thanks a lot, that article was very helpful.  I realize that less is more, but there are just a couple instances where I may need to go 6 or 7 OUs deep and 5 seemed a bit extreme.

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Hello,<br />
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Is there a maximum recommended OU depth for Active Directory? &nbsp;I was told once that 5 should be your maximum OU depth. &nbsp;Is this true? &nbsp;Seems kind of limiting.<br />
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Hello,

Is there a maximum recommended OU depth for Active Directory?  I was told once that 5 should be your maximum OU depth.  Is this true?  Seems kind of limiting.



Active Directory - limit to OU depth?

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).