[PowerShell]Creating Email Distribution Group

[Scenario]

Country leader set a flag for creating an email distribution for Korea management members. Members for the distribution group has been in the request mail.

 

[Objectives]

Use PowerShell ExchangeOnline module to create an email distribution group

 

[Steps]

Run PowerShell and connect to ExchangeOnline with admin. credential

#Accessing to ExchangeOnline
Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName [admin account]

When a credential input window appears, input ID and PW.

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This V3 EXO PowerShell module contains new REST API backed Exchange Online cmdlets which doesn't require WinRM for Client-Server communication. You can now run these cmdlets after turning off
 WinRM Basic Auth in your client machine thus making it more secure. 

Unlike the EXO* prefixed cmdlets, the cmdlets in this module support full functional parity with the RPS (V1) cmdlets.

V3 cmdlets in the downloaded module are resilient to transient failures, handling retries and throttling errors inherently. 

However, REST backed EOP and SCC cmdlets are not available yet. To use those, you will need to enable WinRM Basic Auth. 

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After successfully log in to Exchange server, use "New-DistributionGroup" command to create an email distribution group.

New-DistributionGroup (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn

New-DistributionGroup (ExchangePowerShell)

 

It is recommanded to user below parameters to describe an email distribution group.

-Description --> Short description about email distribution group

-DisplayName --> Displayed name of email distribution group

-Name --> Name saved in Exchange server data

 

Set member with "Members" parameter and email distribution address with "PrimarySmtpAddress"

New-DistributionGroup -Description [Short description of group] -DisplayName [Display] -Name [Name saved in Exchange server] -Members [list of email account without space, separated by comma(,)] -PrimarySmtpAddress [emailAddress]

 

After creating email distribution group, email distribution group can be listed with "Set-DistributionGroup" 

Set-DistributionGroup (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn

Set-DistributionGroup (ExchangePowerShell)

 

Get-DistributionGroup -filter "Name -like '*Gimpo*'"

Name                                      DisplayName                               
----                                      -----------                               
KR - Gimpo (YTC) – Admin                  KR - Gimpo (YTC) – Admin                  
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Douzon_Users           KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Douzon_Users           
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Finance                KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Finance                
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - HSE                    KR - Gimpo (YTC) - HSE                    
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Production             KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Production             
KR - Gimpo (YTC) – Production_Materials   KR - Gimpo (YTC) – Production_Materials   
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Production_PCB         KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Production_PCB         
KR - Gimpo (YTC) – Production_TeamLeaders KR - Gimpo (YTC) – Production_TeamLeaders 
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Quality                KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Quality                
KR - Gimpo (YTC) – R&D                    KR - Gimpo (YTC) – R&D                    
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Sales                  KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Sales                  
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - SAP_Users              KR - Gimpo (YTC) - SAP_Users              
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Site Service           KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Site Service           
KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Team_Leaders           KR - Gimpo (YTC) - Team_Leaders

 

When modifying email distribution group, call "Set-DistributionGroup" command

Set-DistributionGroup (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn

Set-DistributionGroup (ExchangePowerShell)