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Issue with Distribution Groups Members
Hello
Please i need your help on this issue.
Issue with Distribution Groups Members.
I created Manually Dynamic Distribution Group and added Users with Exchange Mailbox option but its added all the active licenced users and shared mailboxes and unlicenced users also.
I only want Licenced users only in that group where E3 Licenced are assigned and users are active.
But all users are added in that group instead of Licenced active users.
I need only automatically add active users who has Office 365 Licence.
I do not require any shared mailbox users
- I do not require non-active users
NOTE: I do not want to create the users through PowerShell. So please is there a solution for GUI only
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The issue happens because Exchange Dynamic Distribution Groups created in the GUI don’t let you filter by license status, they only see whether a user has a mailbox, so shared mailboxes and unlicensed users get included as well. If you want only active licensed users (like those with E3), the best option without using PowerShell is to create a Dynamic Group in Azure AD (Microsoft Entra). There, you can build rules directly in the GUI to include only active users with the right license. That way, the group will automatically update itself with the correct members, and you don’t have to manage it manually or worry about shared or unlicensed accounts being added.
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