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Moving an object from one OU to aother

Lacy Green 1 Reputation point
2020-10-22T17:13:38.45+00:00

When attempting to move an AD object from one OU to another I receive the following error:

"The object cannot be added because the parent is not on the list of possible superiors"

I am not certain as to why this error occurs.

Can anyone expound further on this error?

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  1. Thameur-BOURBITA 32,831 Reputation points
    2020-10-22T21:26:22.16+00:00

    Hi,

    You can use powershell to perfor the object move to target OU: 

    Get-adobject -identity ADObject_samaccountname | move-adobject Move-ADObject -TargetPath 'ou=targetOUNale,dc=domainName,dc=com'

    Please don't forget to mark this reply as answer if it help you to fix your issue

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  2. Fan Fan 15,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-10-23T01:18:56.947+00:00

    Hi,

    Try the command line in the following link.
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/01a3c88a-bcde-4ef4-9b03-346b1a04d272/need-some-help-with-moveadobject?forum=winserverpowershell

    Please feel free to let us know if the method still do not work for you. And check any events logged on the DC.

    Best Regards,

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