(Item) 0x80004005

Tue 07.29.08: Dynamic - non dynamic distribution list

We have a distribution list that needs to have specific members in it, but we don't want to update it all the time. This distribution list needs to be a little more selective than we can get a dynamic distribution list to be. So we created a script that blows away the distribution lists membership, and then re-adds it using powershell script.

Here is the code:

$DLIST = "FYI All"

# Delete Distribution List Members

Get-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $DLIST | Remove-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $DLIST -confirm:$false

# Add Mailbox Users

get-mailbox -OrganizationalUnit "[OU GOES HERE]" | where {$_.OrganizationalUnit -eq "[OU GOES HERE]"} | Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $DLIST

# Add Email Enabled Users

$a= get-mailuser -OrganizationalUnit "[OU GOES HERE]"

foreach ($item in $a) {
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $DLIST -Member $item.UserPrincipalName
}
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The main problem we ran into was that it would also include all of the users in the the sub OUs (contractors, and terminations). So this script only adds thoes in the parent OU, not the sub OUs. We also needed to add the second part to add users that are mail users, but don't have mailboxes.

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