Move-Group
The Move-Group commandlet enables you to move a group to a different container in the same domain or in a different domain within the same forest. Movement of groups across forests is not allowed.
You can view events related to this commandlet in GroupID portal, against the History node in the left panel.
Syntax
Move-Group
-Identity <string>
-DestinationContainer <string>
[-IdentityStoreId <int>]
[-SecurityToken <CustomClaimsPrincipal>]
[-Credential <pscredential>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Required Parameters
- Identity
- DestinationContainer
Example 1:
The following command moves the group Training to the Local Recruiting organizational unit using the credentials of current user logged-on to the identity store.
Move-Group -Identity "CN=Training,OU=Recruiting,DC=HR,DC=Imanami,DC=US" -DestinationContainer "OU=Local Recruiting,OU=Recruiting,DC=HR,DC=Imanami,DC=US"
Example 2:
The following command moves the group Training to the OffShore Recruiting organizational unit. The command uses the credentials set in the $Credentials environment variable for moving a group. See the Set the $Credentials Environment Variable topic for setting credentials in an environment variable.
Move-Group -Identity "CN=Training,OU=Local Recruiting,DC=HR,DC=Imanami,DC=US" -DestinationContainer "OU=OffShore Recruiting,OU=Recruiting,DC=HR,DC=Imanami,DC=US" -Credential $Cred
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