Active Directory/Documentation/Default OU

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Default Setup

Organizational Units

OU Description
<Root OU> The departmental root OU is the top level OU delegated to the department or college. This OU should be named using the organization's common abbreviation. For example, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering uses the abbreviation, ECE, so its root OU should be named ECE.


This OU should be placed under the NCSU OU hierarchy corresponding to its place within NCSU's organizational hierarchy. For example, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is part of the College of Engineering, so the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's OU should be created under the College of Engineering's OU.


The managedBy property should be set to the primary OU Admin.
<Root OU>\Departmental Users
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\Class Accounts
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\OU Admins
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\Other Users
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\Service Accounts
<Root OU>\Faculty
<Root OU>\Faculty\Desktops
<Root OU>\Faculty\Laptops
<Root OU>\Research Labs
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample RLab
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample RLab\Destops
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample RLab\Laptops
<Root OU>\Servers
<Root OU>\Software Packages
<Root OU>\Software Packages\Freeware
<Root OU>\Software Packages\NCSU Software
<Root OU>\Software Packages\<Root OU> Software
<Root OU>\Software Packages\<Parent OU> Software
<Root OU>\Staff
<Root OU>\Staff\Desktops
<Root OU>\Staff\Laptops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\Desktops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\Laptops
<Root OU>\Unassigned

Users

User Description
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\OU Admins\<unityid>.admin Create an Administrator account for each desired IT staff member in the department. The account should be created in the <Root OU>\Departmental Users\OU Admins OU. These accounts will be given Administrator priveleges in the departmental OU and local administrator on all computers in the departmental OU.

Groups

Group Description
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-ACS Users
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Computer Admins
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Computers
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Enable Remote Assistance
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Enable Remote Desktop
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-OU Admins
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Remote Assistants
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Users
<Root OU>\Faculty\<Root OU>-Faculty
<Root OU>\Faculty\<Root OU>-Faculty.Computers
<Root OU>\Faculty\<Root OU>-Faculty.Desktops
<Root OU>\Faculty\<Root OU>-Faculty.Laptops
<Root OU>\Research Labs\<Root OU>-Research Labs.Computers
<Root OU>\Research Labs\<Root OU>-Research Labs.Desktops
<Root OU>\Research Labs\<Root OU>-Research Labs.Laptops
<Root OU>\Research Labs\<Root OU>-Research Labs.Users
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample Rlab\<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Administrators
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample Rlab\<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Computers
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample Rlab\<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Desktops
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample Rlab\<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Laptops
<Root OU>\Research Labs\Sample Rlab\<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Users
<Root OU>\Staff\<Root OU>-Staff
<Root OU>\Staff\<Root OU>-Staff.Computers
<Root OU>\Staff\<Root OU>-Staff.Desktops
<Root OU>\Staff\<Root OU>-Staff.Laptops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Computers
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Desktops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Laptops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Users
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Administrators
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Computers
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Desktops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Laptops
<Root OU>\Teaching Labs\Sample Tlab\<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Users

Group Memberships

Group Membership Description
<Root OU>-ACS Users --> <Parent OU>-ACS Users
<Root OU>-Allow RIS --> <Parent OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>-Computer Admins --> <Root OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>-Computer Admins --> <Root OU>-Remote Assistants
<Root OU>-Desktops --> <Parent OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>-Desktops --> <Root OU>-Computers
<Root OU>-Laptops --> <Parent OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>-Laptops --> <Root OU>-Computers
<Root OU>-OU Admins --> <Parent OU>-Departmental OU Admins
<Root OU>-OU Admins --> <Root OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>-Users --> <Parent OU>-Users
<unityid>.admin --> <Root OU>-Computer Admins
<unityid>.admin --> <Root OU>-OU Admins
<Root OU>-Faculty --> <Root OU>-Users
<Root OU>-Faculty.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>-Faculty.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Faculty.Computers
<Root OU>-Faculty.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>-Faculty.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Faculty.Computers
<Root OU>-Research Labs.Users --> <Root OU>-Users
<Root OU>-Research Labs.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>-Research Labs.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Research Labs.Computers
<Root OU>-Research Labs.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>-Research Labs.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Research Labs.Computers
<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Administrators --> <Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Users
<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Research Labs.Desktops
<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Computers
<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Research Labs.Laptops
<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Computers
<Root OU>-Sample Rlab.Users --> <Root OU>-Research Labs.Users
<Root OU>-Staff --> <Root OU>-Users
<Root OU>-Staff.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>-Staff.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Staff.Computers
<Root OU>-Staff.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>-Staff.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Staff.Computers
<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Users --> <Root OU>-Users
<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Computers
<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Computers
<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Administrators --> <Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Users
<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Desktops
<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Desktops --> <Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Computers
<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Laptops
<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Laptops --> <Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Computers
<Root OU>-Sample Tlab.Users --> <Root OU>-Teaching Labs.Users

Group Policies

Group Policy Description
<Root OU>-OU Policy
<Root OU>-Enable Remote Assistance
<Root OU>-Enable Remote Desktop

Delegation

Delegation Description
<Root OU> --> <Root OU>-OU Admins

Basic Setup

Organizational Units

OU Description
<Root OU> The departmental root OU is the top level OU delegated to the department or college. This OU should be named using the organization's common abbreviation. For example, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering uses the abbreviation, ECE, so its root OU should be named ECE.

This OU should be placed under the NCSU OU hierarchy corresponding to its place within NCSU's organizational hierarchy. For example, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is part of the College of Engineering, so the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's OU should be created under the College of Engineering's OU.
<Root OU>\Departmental Users
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\OU Admins
<Root OU>\Software Packages
<Root OU>\Software Packages\Freeware
<Root OU>\Software Packages\NCSU Software
<Root OU>\Software Packages\<Root OU> Software
<Root OU>\Software Packages\<Parent OU> Software

Users

User Description
<Root OU>\Departmental Users\OU Admins\<unityid>.admin Create an Administrator account for each desired IT staff member in the department. The account should be created in the <Root OU>\Departmental Users\OU Admins OU. These accounts will be given Administrator priveleges in the departmental OU and local administrator on all computers in the departmental OU.

Groups

Group Description
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-ACS Users
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Computer Admins
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Computers
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-OU Admins
<Root OU>\<Root OU>-Users

Group Memberships

Group Membership Description
<Root OU>-ACS Users --> <Parent OU>-ACS Users
<Root OU>-Allow RIS --> <Parent OU-Allow RIS
<Root OU>-Computer Admins --> <Root OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>-Desktops --> <Parent OU>-Desktops
<Root OU>-Desktops --> <Root OU>-Computers
<Root OU>-Laptops --> <Parent OU>-Laptops
<Root OU>-Laptops --> <Root OU>-Computers
<Root OU>-OU Admins --> <Parent OU>-Departmental OU Admins
<Root OU>-OU Admins --> <Root OU>-Allow RIS
<Root OU>-Users --> <Parent OU>-Users
<unityid>.admin --> <Root OU>-Computer Admins
<unityid>.admin --> <Root OU>-OU Admins

Group Policies

Group Policy Description
<Root OU>-OU Policy

Delegation

Delegation Description
<Root OU> --> <Root OU>-OU Admins
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