Moving computer accounts

The following code sample moves a computer account from one organizational unit to another.

ADSI
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi")

# Connect to the Adaxes service
$ns = New-Object "Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi.AdmNamespace"
$service = $ns.GetServiceDirectly("localhost")

# Bind to the target OU
$targetOUDN = "OU=TargetOU,DC=domain,DC=com"
$targetOU = $service.OpenObject("Adaxes://$targetOUDN",`
    $null, $null, 0)

# Move the computer
$computerPath = "Adaxes://CN=MYCOMPUTER,CN=Computers,DC=domain,DC=com"
$targetOU.MoveHere($computerPath, $null)
PowerShell
Import-Module Adaxes

$identity = "CN=MYCOMPUTER,CN=Computers,DC=domain,DC=com"  # DN
# $identity = "{EB5FEB21-E648-42AD-B86C-89D3C6807953}" # GUID

$targetOUDN = "OU=TargetOU,DC=domain,DC=com"

Move-AdmObject -Identity $identity -TargetPath $targetOUDN `
    -Server "domain.com" -AdaxesService localhost

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