Dynamic distribution list troubles

[ProliantFan]

HI

I'm trying to add a filter to my all users distribution list. We use exchange 2007 sp1

We have a dynamic distribution group made in the exchange management console thats is filterd for all recipient type on the OU users. I would like to exclude 1 group of users from the all users list and i've been looking around and eventualy came up with this.

Set-DynamicDistributionGroup all -RecipientFilter {MemberOfGroup -not 'CN=Name of group,OU=Distribution Groups,OU=Groups,DC=domain,DC=local'}

But for some reason this will not work i get the following error:

Set-DynamicDistributionGroup : Cannot bind parameter 'RecipientFilter' to the t
arget. Exception setting "RecipientFilter": "Invalid filter syntax. For a descr
iption of the filter parameter syntax see the command help.
"MemberOfGroup -not 'CN=name of group,OU=Distribution Groups,OU=Groups,DC=domain,DC=local'" at position 15."
At line:1 char:50
+ Set-DynamicDistributionGroup all -RecipientFilter <<<< {MemberOfGroup -not 'CN=name of group,OU=Distribution Groups,OU=Groups,DC=domain,DC=local'}


Does anyone have a suggestion?

 

[58sniper]

I don't think memberofgroup can be enumerated that way. I tried several methods, and none worked. I was able to filter on any of a number of other parameters, but not group membership.

Pat Richard MVP
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[ProliantFan]

Well Microsoft has it on there website as a filterable option:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb738157(EXCHG.80).aspx

See the Advanced filterable options near the bottom

was added with sp1 btw

 

[58sniper]

I guess it helps if I look at the SP1 doc and not the RTM.

Anyways, This seems to work for me.

Get-DynamicDistributionGroup | Set-DynamicDistributionGroup -RecipientFilter {(MemberOfGroup -ne 'CN=name of group,OU=Distribution Groups,OU=Groups,DC=domain,DC=local')}

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/

 

[ProliantFan]

Thnx for the help.

This seems to work but when i use powershell to view the members i see it also adds other distrubution groups that are situated in another ou on a higher level?

So i thaught why not just filter it to only do the usermailboxes so i tried this:

Set-DynamicDistributionGroup -RecipientFilter {((RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -and (MemberOfGroup -ne 'CN=name of group,OU=Distribution Groups,OU=Groups,DC=domain,DC=local'))}

I would think this should work but again an error. I'm guessing something with the ( )

Any suggestions?

 

[ProliantFan]

Finaly i got the command right:

Set-DynamicDistributionGroup {nameofddl) -RecipientFilter "(RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -and (MemberOfGroup -ne 'CN=GROUP,OU=Security Groups,OU=GROUPS,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL')

 

[58sniper]

There's a typo there (you have an opening bracket, but closing parenthesis)

[url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123796(EXCHG.80).aspx]Set-DynamicDistributionGroup[/url] "NameOfDDL" -RecipientFilter "(RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -and (MemberOfGroup -ne 'CN=GROUP,OU=Security Groups,OU=GROUPS,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL')"

Pat Richard MVP
Plan for performance, and capacity takes care of itself. Plan for capacity, and suffer poor performance.

http://www.ucblogs.net/blogs/exchange/