Re: Groups and OUs

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From: Andy Barkl [MVP] (abarkl_at_community.nospam)
Date: 12/18/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:08:28 -0700

"JMolay" <JMolay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96EE1FE0-42DB-46A5-89B5-5C66CE360818@microsoft.com...
>I am setting up Active Directory and I have completed the configuration of
>my
> OUs. I am now going through and creating the Global Groups and Domain
> Local
> Groups. As I was doing this I discovered that I was unsure where these
> groups
> should be placed. Do you leave them in the default User container or do
> you
> move them into their respective OUs? Is group policy affected by the
> presence
> of domain local and global groups within the OU structure. If anyone could
> shed some light on this I would be most appreciative. Thanks

The user groups do not need to be placed in OUs for Group Policies to apply
but the user and computer accounts will need to be. You can move the user
groups to OUs for organizational/administrative purposes.

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