How to delete a protected OU in ADUC Windows 2008
In Windows 2008 Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft activated new feature “Protect Container from accidential deletion”
During OU creation you have the ability to mark OU as protected from accidental deletion , and if you try to delete OU you will receive the following error “You do not have sufficient privileges to delete “OU Name” , or this object is protected from accidential deletion”

To unlock OU from accidential deleting protection do the following actions
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers
- Go to View
- Mark with “V” ” Advanced Features”
- Right click protected OU
- Go to Properties
- Navigate to “Object” Tab
- Remove the “V” from “Protect object from accidental deletion “

on July 20th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
thanks for simple post
on August 4th, 2009 at 8:17 am
thx bro
on November 6th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Thank you. Perfect
on November 20th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Nice and sweet short and brief staff. Solves a millon hours problem.
Good Luck
Jerry