DSMOD OU

Modify an OU in active directory.

      DSMod OU OrganizationalUnit_DN 
         [-desc Description] 
            [{-s Server | -d Domain}]   [-u UserName]  [-p {Password | *}]
               [-c] [-q] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}]

Key
   OrganizationalUnit_DN  Distinguished name of the OU that you want to modify.
                If omitted will be taken from standard input (stdin)

   -desc    Description of the OU

   -s       Server to connect to (Default=the domain controller in the logon domain.)
   -d       Domain to connect to.

   -u       Username with which the user logs on to a remote server. 
   -p       Password     (UserName or Domain\UserName or Username@domain.com)

   -c       Continue with the next object after any error (when you specify multiple target objects)
            by default dsmod will exit when the first error occurs.

   -q       Quiet, suppress all output

   -uc      Unicode format
   -uco     Unicode format for output only
   -uci     Unicode format for input only

DS* commands are available on networked machines with the server role A.D. Domain Services installed, Domain Controllers (or for XP users: XP Professional).

Examples

Change the description of two OUs at once:

C:\> dsmod ou "OU=Italy,DC=ss64,DC=Com" "OU=Germany,DC=ss64,DC=Com" -desc "Some new descriptive text"

“The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

Related commands:

DSAdd - Add object
DSMod - Modify object
DSGet - Display object
DSMove - Move object
DSQuery - Search for objects
DSRM - Delete object
Equivalent bash commands (Linux): ldapmodify - Modify Lightweight Directory Access Protocol