New-ADGroup

CautionCreate AD groups

New-ADGroup -Name <name> -GroupScope Global

Creates a group; choosing the right scope matters — grant resources via DomainLocal groups.

Examples

New-ADGroup -Name 'GG-Sales' -GroupScope Global -Path 'OU=Groups,DC=corp,DC=local'Create a global group

Syntax

New-ADGroup -Name n -GroupScope Global|DomainLocal|Universal [-Path oudn]

Before you run it

Follow naming and scope conventions.

Related commands

Get-ADGroupFind AD groups
Add-ADGroupMemberAdd/remove member

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