If you do not specify the path parameter the cmdlet creates an object in the default naming context container for active directory objects in the domain.
Ad container object.
The following methods explain different ways to create an object by using this cmdlet.
The active directory users and computers program will not give the option the create container objects by default right click new.
These containers hold objects that have some relation to each other as defined by the namespace.
Use the new adobject cmdlet.
A container object stores other objects and it occupies a specific level in a subtree hierarchy.
These container objects contain the built in local groups.
The fundamental units of active directory that share common administration security and replication requirements.
Site objects are container objects that are implemented in active directory to manage and facilitate replication.
Creating new objects in active directory.
Domains can also be grouped into domain trees and forests to reflect the.
The main difference is that group policy objects gpo cannot be applied to a container.
This container is empty until a program designed to store information in active directory uses it.
By default active directory will not give a option for creating container objects.
For instance in active directory the default container for user objects is cn users for computer objects it is cn computers information about group policies dns remote access services and so forth go in cn system.
There are a few differences between an active directory container and an active directory ou.
It only allows you to create organization units for grouping the ad objects.
Any object in active directory domain services can be a container of other objects.
An ldap tree contains branches formed by containers underneath the root container.
This container object shows the trust relationships with other domains.
The program data container holds application specific data created by other programs.
If you or the sysadmin wanted to group different like items based upon logical grouping setting permissions access rights or any other reason a container can help you organize the chaos.
Except for schema objects that is the classschema or attributeschema objects that define the classes and attributes that can exist in a server forest any object in active directory domain services may be a container.
Specifically any object class that appears in the posssuperiors or systemposssuperiors attribute of an object class.
The ntds quotas container holds objects that contain limits on the number of objects users and groups can own.