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Delegating Organizational Unit (OU) Management in Active Directory

ADMINISTRATIVE TASK
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HOW TO DELEGATE THE TASK
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SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF TASK
(when performed with malicious intent)
1. Create an organizational
    unit
Grant Create Child permissions on the parent object to create Organizational Unit objectsCreate unauthorized user accounts, computer accounts and security groups, and use them to weaken security
2. Delete an organizational
    unit
Grant Standard Delete permissions on the OU object or Delete Child permissions on the parent objectDelete all user accounts, security groups and computers in the OU.
3. Change list of GPOs linked
    to an organizational unit
Grant Write Property permissions on the OU object to modify the GP-Link attribute and the GP-Options attributeWeaken security policies protecting all accounts and computers receiving policy in the OU.
4. Disable GPOs linked to an
    organizational unit
Grant Write Property permissions on the OU object to modify GP-Link attribute and the GP-Options attributeWeaken security policies protecting all accounts and computers receiving policy in the OU.
5. Change precedence of GPOs
    linked to an organizational
    unit
Grant Write Property permissions on the OU object to modify GP-Options attribute and the GP-Options attributeWeaken security policies protecting all accounts and computers receiving policy in the OU.
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