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**To attach a policy to a root, OU, or account**
**Example 1**
The following example shows how to attach a service control policy (SCP) to an OU: ::
aws organizations attach-policy
--policy-id p-examplepolicyid111
--target-id ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111
**Example 2**
The following example shows how to attach a service control policy directly to an account: ::
aws organizations attach-policy
--policy-id p-examplepolicyid111
--target-id 333333333333