Exchange 2007 - Exchange Management Shell - Exchange Management Console

How to assign ownership rights on Distribution Group

Posted by Usman under Exchange Management Shell

You can use following cmdlet to assign ownership rights on distribution groups.

Add-AdPermission -identity “Group Name” -User “User’s SamAccountname” -AccessRights WriteProperty -Properties “Member”

-identity : Group display name instead of email id of group
-User : User’s samaccount name

Example :

Add-AdPermission -identity “New Group” -User “Ali” -AccessRights WriteProperty -Properties “Member”

In above example , User Ali will get full rights to add/remove members from distribution through Global Address Book.

How to Create Bulk MailBoxes in Exchange 2007

Posted by Usman under Exchange Management Shell

You have to create a CSV file to create bulk mailboxes exchanges in following format.

import-csv CreateRecipients.csv | foreach {$pswd = ConvertTo-SecureStri
ng $_.Password -asplaintext -force; new-mailbox -alias $_.alias -name $_.name -u
serprincipalname $_.UPN -database $_.database -org Bulk -Password $pswd -display
name $_.name -firstname $_.firstname -lastname $_.lastname -samaccountname $_.sa
maccountname}

Note :    CreateRecipients.csv   ( CSV File Name)
-Org Bulk ( Bulk is a name of organizational unit in active directory)

How to create Bulk Email Contacts in Exchange2007

Posted by Usman under Exchange Management Shell

You need to create a CSV file to create bulk email contacts in exchange 2007. You also need to create a Separate OU for contacts.

Import-Csv Test.csv | ForEach { New-MailContact -Name $_.displayName -ExternalEmailAddress $_.Emailaddress -OrganizationalUnit “Contacts” }

You can add more fields according to you requirement such as , First Name , Last Name .