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ms.subservice: domain-services
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ms.date: 10/31/2019
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ms.date: 03/31/2020
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ms.author: iainfou
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# Create an Organizational Unit (OU) in an Azure AD Domain Services managed domain
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Organizational units (OUs) in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) let you logically group objects such as user accounts, service accounts, or computer accounts. You can then assign administrators to specific OUs, and apply group policy to enforce targeted configuration settings.
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Azure AD DS managed domains include two built-in OUs - *AADDC Computers* and *AADDC Users*. The *AADDC Computers* OU contains computer objects for all computers that are joined to the managed domain. The *AADDC Users* OU includes users and groups synchronized in from the Azure AD tenant. As you create and run workloads that use Azure AD DS, you may need to create service accounts for applications to authenticate themselves. To organize these service accounts, you often create a custom OU in the Azure AD DS managed domain and then create service accounts within that OU.
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Azure AD DS managed domains include the following two built-in OUs:
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**AADDC Computers* - contains computer objects for all computers that are joined to the managed domain.
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**AADDC Users* - includes users and groups synchronized in from the Azure AD tenant.
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As you create and run workloads that use Azure AD DS, you may need to create service accounts for applications to authenticate themselves. To organize these service accounts, you often create a custom OU in the Azure AD DS managed domain and then create service accounts within that OU.
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In a hybrid environment, OUs created in an on-premises AD DS environment aren't synchronized to Azure AD DS. Azure AD DS managed domains use a flat OU structure. All user accounts and groups are stored in the *AADDC Users* container, despite being synchronized from different on-premises domains or forests, even if you've configured a hierarchical OU structure there.
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This article shows you how to create an OU in your Azure AD DS managed domain.
To complete this article, you need the following resources and privileges:
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* An active Azure subscription.
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* If you don’t have an Azure subscription, [create an account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
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* If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create an account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
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* An Azure Active Directory tenant associated with your subscription, either synchronized with an on-premises directory or a cloud-only directory.
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* If needed, [create an Azure Active Directory tenant][create-azure-ad-tenant] or [associate an Azure subscription with your account][associate-azure-ad-tenant].
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* An Azure Active Directory Domain Services managed domain enabled and configured in your Azure AD tenant.
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1. To create and manage OUs, select **Active Directory Administrative Center** from the list of administrative tools.
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1. In the left pane, choose your Azure AD DS managed domain, such as *aaddscontoso.com*. A list of existing OUs and resources is shown:
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1. The **Tasks** pane is shown on the right side of the Active Directory Administrative Center. Under the domain, such as *aaddscontoso.com*, select **New > Organizational Unit**.
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1. In the **Create Organizational Unit** dialog, specify a **Name** for the new OU, such as *MyCustomOu*. Provide a short description for the OU, such as *Custom OU for service accounts*. If desired, you can also set the **Managed By** field for the OU. To create the custom OU, select **OK**.
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1. Back in the Active Directory Administrative Center, the custom OU is now listed and is available for use:
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