Default Global Address List not updated in ecp

Question

HI,

I have a problem with the Default Global Address List of a exchange 2016.

The 2016 exchange has the cu23 with the latest security patches.

From ecp it tells me that the Default Global Address List says it is not updated.

I ran the following commands:

Get-AddressList | update-AddressList

Update-GlobalAddressList -Identity "Default Global Address List"

Get-OfflineAddressBook | Update-OfflineAddressBook

The commands were executed without errors but from ecp I still see the Default Global Address List not updated and there are not all the mail addresses inside it.

The server was migrated by other people from 2010 to 2016 and I don't wish they had done anything wrong.

Previously on the 2010 exchange there were public folders.

What I see from ecp is that the Default Global Address List has no Recipient Filter.

Do you have an idea how to fix the problem.

Thank you

Greetings

Answer 1

Hi @pazzoide76

I would suggest creating a new global address list, as normally you cannot edit or remove the default one.

In Exchange Management Shell run the following cmdlets:

New-GlobalAddressList -name newGAL -Recipientfilter "((Alias -ne $null) -and (((ObjectClass -eq 'user') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'contact') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'msExchSystemMailbox') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'msExchDynamicDistributionList') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'group') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'publicFolder'))))"

Update-GlobalAddressList newGAL

Then check if you can see all the users in this new global address list.

Get-Recipient -Filter (Get-GlobalAddressList newGAL).RecipientFilter

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Answer 2

Hi @Kael Yao-MSFT,

thanks for your answer.

A couple more questions.

Does this automatically make the newGAL the default?

Can I delete the Default Global Address List once I have created the newGAL?

Thanks for the support

Greetings

Answer 3

HI,

once I have created the newGAL how should I do with the Default Offline Address Book?

Does the Default Offline Address Book automatically hook to the newGAL?

What is to be done?

Thank you

Greetings