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Office 365 Distribution Lists
I'm guessing you actually mean "Office 365 Groups", in which case the process to restrict creation is explained here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/admin/create-groups/manage-creation-of-groups?view=o365-worldwide
You can also just remove from the Address list in question or edit it's recipient filter to prevent them from showing by default. Another option is to hide them from any address lists, using PowerShell and the Set-UnifiedGroup cmdlet.
It's a feature: see here how to prevent users creating distribution groups.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/2580991/how-to-prevent-users-from-creating-and-managing-distribution-groups-in
Best, Chris
Hi Chris,
Thank you!
Actually I've already done that via remote powershell. Unfortunately the thing is still happening.
I'm guessing you actually mean "Office 365 Groups", in which case the process to restrict creation is explained here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/admin/create-groups/manage-creation-of-groups?view=o365-worldwide
You can also just remove from the Address list in question or edit it's recipient filter to prevent them from showing by default. Another option is to hide them from any address lists, using PowerShell and the Set-UnifiedGroup cmdlet.
- Set-UnifiedGroup worked for me but I have to do it manually on existing Office 365 groups. Is there anyway to restrict permenantly ?
You can *restrict* creation, changing the visibility of the group can only be done on a per-group basis, there is no way to set a "default" value of "hidden".
And if it is a distribution list, you can hide it from the address lists by running the PowerShell command:
Set-DistributionGroup -Identity MyDL -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled: $True
Those are O365 private groups showing in global address list. I found following and it worked but need to hide one by one.
Set-UnifiedGroup -Id Group -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True
