I was told to add someone to a Distribution Group and when I ran:
Get-DistributionGroup -ResultSize Unlimited | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
from Exchange Management Shell I didn't the desired distribution group in the list.
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My first thought is, "Ask your Exchange admin to add a person to a distribution group". When you open EMC, do you see the distribution group in question?– DanBigMar 13, 2014 at 18:57
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I do but that doesn't answer my question about powershell.– leeand00Mar 13, 2014 at 19:02
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Oh I see it's a MsExchDynamicDistributionList– leeand00Mar 13, 2014 at 19:15
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Yes, that's the other kind of DL. Static and Dynamic.– mfinniMar 13, 2014 at 19:18
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@leeand00 - you should probably just delete this question now.– TheCleanerMar 13, 2014 at 19:44
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I'm still running Exchange 2007, but I don't believe this part has changed... There are two different types of Distribution Groups in Exchange:
- "Standard" Distribution Groups
- Dynamic Distribution Groups
A "Standard" Distribution Group is basically just a group where you've added either other groups (Dynamic or "Standard") or individual users (Mailboxes, Contacts, etc.). The powershell cmdlet Get-DistributionGroup will work on these types of groups.
A Dynamic Distribution Group is built using rules so that it basically generates the recipient list every time a message is sent. You need to use the Get-DynamicDistributionGroup powershell cmdlet to work with these groups.
