keeping groups automatically updated

[fuunstatic]

I like to create various distribution groups, one for each office and have it maintain its membership automatically using the "Office" field within the user object in active directory

EG when a new user account is created and someone puts "CityA" in the "office" field in the user account, I would like a process somewhere to automatically make that user account a member of the email distribution group associated with the office location

The process does not have be constantly running. Once a day update would be good enough

does anyone know the best way for me to tackle this

Thanks in advance for this

The problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes it shoots back

 

[minxca]

why don't you copy when you create a user?

 

[fuunstatic]

we have around 5000 users and many change offices each day etc etc

have solved this with some vbs script

The problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes it shoots back

 

[ntinlin]

Query based distribution group in AD / Exchange with a custom filter is your best bet.

Neill

 

[fuunstatic]

thanks for that

we do use that as well but the only problem is that although you can see all the users in the custom group for each offcie you cannot email all of them - which defeats the purpose of it

The problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes it shoots back

 

[ntinlin]

Huh?

I presume they all have e-mail accounts?

Neill