http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/techinfo/howitworks/activedirectory/glo ssary.asp
container -- a special type of Active Directory object. A container is like other directory objects in that it has attributes and is part of the Active Directory namespace. However, unlike other objects, it does not usually represent something concrete. It is the container for a group of objects and other containers. organizational unit (OU) -- a container object that is an Active Directory administrative partition. OUs can contain users, groups, resources, and other OUs. Organizational Units enable the delegation of administration to distinct subtrees of the directory. Thanks... ... ... ... Sergio J. Olivarez - Contractor Phone # (520) 538-2909 DSN: 879-2909 [EMAIL PROTECTED] GD-NS -----Original Message----- From: Mark Parris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 4:23 PM To: ActiveDir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] ability to create container objects not in ADUC A container is not an OU. -----Original Message----- From: "Olivarez, Sergio J Mr ANOSC/FCBS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:26:22 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] ability to create container objects not in ADUC What kind of container? An OU is a container. Thanks... ... ... ... Sergio J. Olivarez - Contractor GD-NS -----Original Message----- From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 3:11 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] ability to create container objects not in ADUC Is there a technical reason why the ability to create a new container is not available in the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) mmc? (Sorry if this is a dumb question.) Mike Thommes List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/