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Trying to update old dynamic distribution group to include exchange contacts

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Im trying to update an old dynamic distribution group to include exchange contacts.

 

Can anyone help with this?

 

 

((((((((((((((((((((((CustomAttribute1 -ne 'EXCLUDE') -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox'))) -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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Update/remove the RecipientType clause, as you're currently only including mailboxes.

@Vasil Michev 

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

You can use something like:

(RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -or (RecipientType -eq 'MailContact')

@Vasil Michev 

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')))"

I have tried stripping back the filter but still cannot get it to exclude accounts with the exclude custom attribute set.

 

set-dynamicdistributiongroup -identity "Everyone" -RecipientFilter "((((CustomAttribute1 -ne 'EXCLUDE') -or (ExtensionCustomAttribute1 -ne 'EXCLUDE')) -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -or (RecipientType -eq 'MailContact')) -and (-not(Name -like 'SystemMailbox{*')))"
best response confirmed by SunfieldPaulC (Copper Contributor)
Solution
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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best response confirmed by SunfieldPaulC (Copper Contributor)
Solution
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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