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fstorer
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Mar 10, 2020
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Exchange Online - Change primary email address, name and alias of a shared mailbox

Hi All,   I have been asked by HR to change the email address, name and alias of a few shared mailboxes that were set up last year. For example, I need to change "jobs-mathssec@domain.com" into "jo...
  • VasilMichev's avatar
    Mar 10, 2020

    When changing the primary SMTP address, it's usually a good idea to keep the old one as secondary, to avoid unnecessary NDRs. So in the syntax you used, make sure to add it as well, or you can use the -WindowsEmailAddress parameter:

     

    Set-Mailbox user -WindowsEmailAddress newuser@domain.com

     

    which basically changes the primary address to the value you specify, while preserving the old one as secondary. Then do the rest of the attributes as needed.

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