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Moving users inside active directory using powerShell command

Good morning experts,

I am trying to learn all that I can PowerShell for active directory by asking questions since I can not find a book on the topic:

Presently, I need to know (in the simplest command possible) how to move one user from an Active Directory folder to another. Say I need to move a disabled user to a folder called DisabledUsers.

I looked for a "move" command but did not find one. Therefore, I am assuming that this has to be done in two stages, first copy the user to DisabledUsers and then remove him/her from wherever they are. Am I correct in this assumption?
Please advise with an example. Thanks.

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David Johnson, CD

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adamtrask

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David, thank you very much for your response on a Sunday...

I am having difficulty understanding the job of the if statement in the foreach loop:

if ( !($disableduser.SamAccountName -like "Guest") -and !($disableduser.SamAccountName -like "krbtgt"))

Translating the above to plain English it tells me the following: if the disabled user's samAccountName is not the same as "guest" and if that name is different from "krbtgt" then the moving process begins.

What does "Guest" and "krbtgt" represent... ?

Thanks

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adamtrask

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I've requested that this question be closed as follows:

Accepted answer: 0 points for adamtrask's comment #a40694785

for the following reason:

Thank you very much. That's what I needed. I am sorry if my questions are not as succinct as they should be, but that is because I am a new hand trying to grasp too many things at the same time.
Thanks a lot

David Johnson, CD

Guest and krbtgt are system defined users default is set to disabled and should not be touched.

adamtrask

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Thank you both... I am not sure what I did to generate the request to close the question

adamtrask

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Thank you again