How do I find the OU Path for an AD Group?

Beal, Tony A 20 Reputation points
2026-07-07T17:18:08.44+00:00

How do I find the OU Path for an AD Group for Firewall update?

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
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HLBui 12,700 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-07T18:10:04.8133333+00:00

Hi Beal, Tony A •

Here’s the quick way to grab the OU path for an AD group. Open up Active Directory Users and Computers, find the group you’re targeting, right‑click it, and hit Properties. From there, jump into the Attribute Editor tab (you might need to enable “Advanced Features” under the View menu first). Look for the attribute called distinguishedName that string is basically your OU path. It’ll look something like CN=FirewallGroup,OU=Security,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com. That’s the exact path you can plug into your firewall update script or policy. I hope this information can help you solve the problem.

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