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SunfieldPaulC
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Nov 07, 2022
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Trying to update old dynamic distribution group to include exchange contacts

Im trying to update an old dynamic distribution group to include exchange contacts.   Can anyone help with this?     ((((((((((((((((((((((CustomAttribute1 -ne 'EXCLUDE') -and (RecipientType -e...
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  • VasilMichev's avatar
    VasilMichev
    Nov 08, 2022
    You should be grouping similar clauses together, via parenthesis, otherwise the logic gets broken. So:

    (blabla) -and ((RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -or (RecipientType -eq 'MailContact'))
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SunfieldPaulC
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Nov 07, 2022

VasilMichev 

What would be the attrib just to add contacts as I don't want to include anything other than mailboxes and contacts?

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VasilMichev
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Nov 08, 2022
You can use something like:

(RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -or (RecipientType -eq 'MailContact')
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    SunfieldPaulC
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    Nov 08, 2022

    VasilMichev 

    I have added the mail contacts but for some reason it is ignoring the EXCLUDE in the custom attribs. Any ideas?

     

    set-dynamicdistributiongroup -identity "Everyone" -RecipientFilter "((((((((((((((((((((((CustomAttribute1 -ne 'EXCLUDE') -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox'))) -or (RecipientType -eq 'MailContact')-and (-not(Name -like 'SystemMailbox{*')))) -and (-not(Name -like 'CAS_{*')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'MailboxPlan')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'DiscoveryMailbox')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'PublicFolderMailbox')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'ArbitrationMailbox')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'AuditLogMailbox')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'AuxAuditLogMailbox')))) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'SupervisoryReviewPolicyMailbox')))) -and (-not(Name -like 'SystemMailbox{*')) -and (-not(Name -like 'CAS_{*')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'MailboxPlan')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'DiscoveryMailbox')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'PublicFolderMailbox')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'ArbitrationMailbox')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'AuditLogMailbox')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'AuxAuditLogMailbox')) -and (-not(RecipientTypeDetailsValue -eq 'SupervisoryReviewPolicyMailbox')))"

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