{"id":18628,"date":"2023-08-21T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.dynamicgroup.net\/?p=18628"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:49:01","slug":"manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/en\/news\/manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage shadow groups (OUs) with DynamicGroup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shadow groups are closely related to organizational units (OUs) in Active Directory. But what exactly can these &#8220;shadow groups&#8221; do and why do you need them to manage organizational units in AD?<\/p>\n<p>We will show you how to create <a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/dynamic-ou-groups\/\">dynamic OU groups<\/a> (dynamic shadow groups) and authorize your organizational units using our DynamicGroup for AD tool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/en\/news\/manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup\/#What-are-shadow-groups\" >What are shadow groups?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/en\/news\/manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup\/#Why-do-you-need-shadow-groups-in-AD\" >Why do you need shadow groups in AD?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/en\/news\/manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup\/#How-to-create-shadow-groups-with-DynamicGroup\" >How to create shadow groups with DynamicGroup?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/en\/news\/manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/en\/news\/manage-shadow-groups-ous-with-dynamicgroup\/#About-FirstAttribute\" >About FirstAttribute<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-shadow-groups\"><\/span>What are shadow groups?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shadow groups are groups in Active Directory that map the members of an Organizational Unit (OU) in order to make security settings based on the OU structure. It is crucial that these groups always map the same content, i.e. that they are up-to-date. Therefore, only self-maintaining AD groups can be used for this purpose.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-do-you-need-shadow-groups-in-AD\"><\/span>Why do you need shadow groups in AD?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OUs themselves cannot be used to set permissions and security policies in Active Directory. However, since there are many use cases where security settings based on OUs make sense, the concept of shadow groups was invented.<\/p>\n<p>Such use cases may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Permissions on resources such as file shares<\/li>\n<li>Network shares<\/li>\n<li>Granular password policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-create-shadow-groups-with-DynamicGroup\"><\/span>How to create shadow groups with DynamicGroup?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With DynamicGroup you can easily create shadow groups and have the advantage that the groups are automatically updated. If members are added to or removed from an OU, the shadow group is automatically adjusted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"ButtonBeratung aligncenter\">Downoad and test DynamicGroup<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To create a <a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/dynamic-ou-groups\/\">dynamic OU group<\/a> or shadow group via DynamicGroup, first create a dynamic group via the DynamicGroup console. Now switch to the &#8220;Query Settings&#8221; tab and activate &#8220;Use Filter for OUs&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18634 size-full\" title=\"Shadow Groups_Use filter for OUs\" src=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Query-Settings_Use-filter-for-OUs.png\" alt=\"Shadow Groups_Use filters for OUs\" width=\"474\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Query-Settings_Use-filter-for-OUs.png 474w, https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Query-Settings_Use-filter-for-OUs-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, switch to the &#8220;OU Filter&#8221; tab and make the following settings there:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18638 size-full\" title=\"Shadow Groups_Define OU filter using special conditions\" src=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/OU-filter-settings-for-special-conditions.png\" alt=\"Shadow Groups_Define OU filter using special conditions\" width=\"604\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/OU-filter-settings-for-special-conditions.png 604w, https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/OU-filter-settings-for-special-conditions-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>blue-marked area<\/strong> you decide whether substructures should be included or only objects that are directly in the filtered OU. In our example, objects from sub-structures are also included in the dynamic group.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18642 size-full\" title=\"Shadow Groups_Include sub-structures in filters\" src=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Include-sub-structures-in-OU-filter.png\" alt=\"Shadow Groups_Include sub-structures in filters\" width=\"261\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Include-sub-structures-in-OU-filter.png 261w, https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Include-sub-structures-in-OU-filter-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The area highlighted in red is where you define the search root, i.e. the OU from which the search will be performed. This OU must be superordinate to the OU to be searched. However, it must also be ensured that no other OUs with the same name exist in the search area. Looking at our example, the search root is the location OU &#8220;US&#8221;, since our filter should refer to the department OUs and these only occur once per location.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>green-marked area<\/strong> is the actual filter. In our example, we want only users of a departmental OU to be included in the shadow group. The filter is quite simple: we filter for the attribute &#8220;ou&#8221; to be equal to the value &#8220;Accounting&#8221;. Thus, in this OU filter, all OUs below the Search Root that match this filter will be selected.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the result of the OU filter in the preview. Here only the OU &#8220;demofa.net\/Corp\/US\/Accounting&#8221; is found, so everything is correct.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, switch to the &#8220;Member Query&#8221; tab. Here you can choose which object types should be included in the shadow group. In our example we only want user objects.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18646 size-full\" title=\"Shadow Group_Select object types\" src=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Object-types-included-in-the-shadow-group.png\" alt=\"Shadow Group_Select object types\" width=\"582\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Object-types-included-in-the-shadow-group.png 582w, https:\/\/www.dynamicgroup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Object-types-included-in-the-shadow-group-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shadow groups are a useful concept when managing permissions in Active Directory. Using DynamicGroup not only makes it easier to create shadow groups, it also turns them into dynamic shadow groups that are automatically updated. DynamicGroup is the <a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/news\/major-release-dynamicgroup-5-fast-management-of-large-ad-groups\/\">fastest and most performant solution<\/a> for shadow groups in the enterprise environment, which can also be used by multiple admins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/de\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button class=\"ButtonBeratung2 aligncenter\">Go to DynamicGroup download<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About-FirstAttribute\"><\/span>About FirstAttribute<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FirstAttribute is an independent cloud services and software company focused on Identity &amp; Access Management (IAM) for AD and M365\/Entra ID. You can learn more about our team at <a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\/company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicgroup.net\">DynamicGroup<\/a> has been a popular tool for AD administrators for many years to manage group memberships in AD in a coordinated and secure way. The application is used worldwide by companies in a wide range of industries. Continuous updates ensure that the application remains up to the growing demands in IT and does exactly what it promises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shadow groups are closely related to organizational units (OUs) in Active Directory. 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