How to remove distribution list naming policy

Question

I created a distribution list naming policy to prefix all lists with "D-". However, this policy also applies when end users create O365 groups. That was not intended, so I would like to remove the naming policy. The policy does not show up in the Azure AD Admin portal under Groups > Naming Policy so I cannot remove it from there.

I am able to see the policy when I run this PowerShell command:

Get-OrganizationConfig | Format-List DistributionGroupNamingPolicy

I get this result:

DistributionGroupNamingPolicy : D-<GroupName>

I want to completely remove the policy. Please advise.

Answer 1

Hi @Rick Angel ,

How did you create the policy? Could you try to delete them directly in the EAC?

1. Go to new Exchange admin center, and navigate to Recipients > Groups.
2. Click Add naming policy to add prefixes and suffixes to your group names.
3. In Edit group naming policy details pane, under Policy section, configure the prefix by selecting either Attribute or Text in the drop-down menu.
4. Click Add prefix to add more prefixes.
5. For the suffix, in the drop-down menu, select either Attribute or Text, and configure the suffix.
6. Click Add suffix to add more prefixes. After you add a prefix and suffix, notice that a preview of the group naming policy is displayed.
7. To delete a prefix or suffix from the policy, select X.
8. Under Blocked words section, add specific words that you want to block from being used in group names and aliases.
9. When you are finished, click Save.

Refer to: Use the new EAC to create a group naming policy

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