Applies to: Exchange Server 2013
Topic Last Modified: 2012-06-25
Use the Get-OrganizationalUnit cmdlet to view a list of organizational units (OUs) that exist in your organization.
For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.
Syntax
Get-OrganizationalUnit [-Identity
<ExtendedOrganizationalUnitIdParameter>] [-SingleNodeOnly
<SwitchParameter>] <COMMON PARAMETERS>
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Get-OrganizationalUnit [-SearchText <String>]
<COMMON PARAMETERS>
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COMMON PARAMETERS: [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-IncludeContainers <SwitchParameter>] [-Organization
<OrganizationIdParameter>] [-ResultSize
<Unlimited>]
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Examples
EXAMPLE 1
This example retrieves a list of the first level child OUs beneath the North America OU and formats the output so that only the Name and DistinguishedName properties are displayed.
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Get-OrganizationalUnit "North America" -SingleNodeOnly | Format-Table Name, DistinguishedName |
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For more information about pipelining and the Format-Table cmdlet, see Pipelining and Working with Command Output.
EXAMPLE 2
This example retrieves a list of OUs that match the text string "Executives" and formats the output so that only the Name and DistinguishedName properties are displayed.
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Get-OrganizationalUnit -SearchText "Executives" | Format-Table Name, DistinguishedName |
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For more information about pipelining and the Format-Table cmdlet, see Pipelining and Working with Command Output.
Detailed Description
The Get-OrganizationalUnit cmdlet is used by the Exchange Administration Center in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 to populate fields that display OU information.
You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Active Directory Domain Services server settings" entry in the Exchange and Shell Infrastructure Permissions topic.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
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DomainController |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn |
The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory. |
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Identity |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ExtendedOrganizationalUnitIdParameter |
The Identity parameter specifies the OU to retrieve. If the OU name contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("). This parameter can't be used with the SearchText parameter. |
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IncludeContainers |
Optional |
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter |
The IncludeContainers switch instructs the command to return containers while returning a list of OUs. |
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Organization |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter |
The Organization parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use. |
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ResultSize |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Unlimited |
The ResultSize parameter specifies the maximum number of
results to return. If you want to return all requests that match
the query, use |
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SearchText |
Optional |
System.String |
The SearchText parameter enables you to search the names of all OUs in your organization for the specified string. Only the OUs that match the string you specify are returned. If the string you specify contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks ("). This parameter can't be used with the Identity parameter. |
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SingleNodeOnly |
Optional |
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter |
The SingleNodeOnly switch instructs the command to return only the first level child OUs beneath the OU specified in the Identity parameter. |
Input Types
To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.
Return Types
To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.