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Moves or renames an object in Active Directory.

Syntax

dsmove ObjectDN [-newname NewRDN] [-newparent ParentDN] 
[{-s Server|-d Domain}] [-u UserName] [-p {Password|*}] [-q]

Options

ObjectDN

The distinguished name of the object to be moved or renamed.

-newname NewRDN

Renames the object using the specified relative distinguished name.

-newparent ParentDN

Moves the object to the location specified by the distinguished name
of its new parent container.

{-s Server | -d Domain}

Connects to a specified server or domain to run the command (if
omitted, defaults to domain controller in logon domain).

[-u UserName] [-p {Password | *}]

Credentials for running the command. Specify
UserName as
domain\user or
user@domain. If -p *,
prompts for password.

-q

Runs in quiet mode to suppress standard output of command.

Examples

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

Notes

• 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.

See Also

Active Directory , dsadd,
dsget, dsmod,
dsquery, dsrm,

Groups ,

Users