Creating a Group Using a graphical user interface
- Open the Active Directory Users and Computers .
- In the left pane, browse to the parent container of the new group, right-click on it, and select New Group.
- Enter the name of the group and select the group type (global, domain local, or universal) and group type (security or distribution).
- Click OK.
Using dsadd in command-line interface
dsadd group “<GroupDN>” -scope <GroupScope> -secgrp yes|no -desc “<GroupDesc>“
Where <GroupDN> replace with DN of the group ,
Where <GroupScope> use one of the above
- l – for domain local
- g – for global
- u – for universal
Where –secgroup
- yes if the group is a security group
- no for any other
Where desc fill group description
Using dsadd in command-line interface
> admod -b “<GroupDN>” objectClass::group groupType::
“<GroupType>” sAMAccountName::”<Pre-Windows2000Name>” -add
Example: We will create global security group called “Accounting” in Accounting OU in testdomain.com
> dsadd group "cn=Accounting,ou=Accounting,dc=testdomain,dc=com"-scope global-
secgrp yes
> admod-b "cn=Accounting,ou=Accounting,dc=testdomain,dc=com" groupType::-2147483646
sAMAccountName::"Finance Users" -add
When using AdMod, you need specify the numeric value for group type, These values are predefined in Active Directory
Universal Distribution Group Value – “8”
Universal Security Group Value – “–2147483640”
Domain Local Distribution Group Value – “4”
Domain Local Security Group Value – “–2147483644”
Global Distribution Group Value – “2”
Global Security Group Value – “–2147483646”
Create Group Using VBScript
Example bellow shows how to create a global security group.
' ------ CONFIGURATION ------
strGroupParentDN = "<GroupParentDN>" ' e.g. ou=Groups,dc=testdomain,dc=com
strGroupName = "<GroupName>" ' e.g. Accounting
strGroupDescr = "<GroupDesc>" ' e.g. Accounting group
' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
' Constants taken from ADS_GROUP_TYPE_ENUM
Const ADS_GROUP_TYPE_GLOBAL_GROUP = 2
Const ADS_GROUP_TYPE_DOMAIN_LOCAL_GROUP = 4
Const ADS_GROUP_TYPE_SECURITY_ENABLED = -2147483648
Const ADS_GROUP_TYPE_UNIVERSAL_GROUP = 8
set objOU = GetObject("LDAP://" & strGroupParentDN)
set objGroup = objOU.Create("group","cn=" & strGroupName)
objGroup.Put "groupType", ADS_GROUP_TYPE_GLOBAL_GROUP _
Or ADS_GROUP_TYPE_SECURITY_ENABLED
objGroup.Put "sAMAccountName", strGroupName
objGroup.Put "description", strGroupDescr
objGroup.SetInfo
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Create Group Using PowerShell
To create a group using the Quest cmdlets, use the following syntax:
| new-QADGroup -ParentContainer ‘<Parent OU DN>‘ -name ‘<GroupName>‘ -samaccountname ‘<GroupName> -grouptype ‘Distribution’ -groupscope ‘Universal’ |
Where <Parent OU DN> – Fill OU DN
Where <GroupName> – Fill Group Name
After –grouptype – set group type (Distribution or Security)
After –groupscope – set if (Universal, Domain Local)
