Rename DLs

Roger Roger 6,306 Reputation points
2022-04-29T17:27:28.3+00:00

Hi All

i have DLs and unified groups in the below format and i want to rename them i.e DisplayName, Email Address, Alias i am using exchange 2016 hybrid environment. experts guide me
in onprem dl do i need to include primarysmtp address. any other changes do i need to make, i have seperate csv file for onprem, online & unified groups. experts correct me with the syntaxes

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ONPREM DL  
 $lists = Import-Csv "c:\temp\onpremdls.csv"  
 Foreach ($list in $lists) {  
 Write-Host $list.DN " TO " $list.DN-C  
 Set-DistributionGroup -Identity $list.Alias -DisplayName $list.DN-C -Alias $list.Alias-C  
 }  
          
 ONLINE DL  
      
 $lists = Import-Csv "c:\temp\onlinedls.csv"  
 Foreach ($list in $lists) {  
 Write-Host $list.DN " TO " $list.DN-C  
 Set-DistributionGroup -Identity $list.Alias -DisplayName $list.DN-C -Alias $Group.Alias-C -PrimarySmtpAddress $list.PSMTP-C  
 }  
          
 Unified Groups     
 $lists = Import-Csv "c:\temp\ug.csv"  
 Foreach ($list in $lists) {  
 Write-Host $list.DN " TO " $list.DN-C  
 Set-UnifiedGroup -Identity $list.PrimarySmtpAddress -DisplayName $list.DN-C -Alias $list.Alias-C -PrimarySmtpAddress $list.PSMTP-C  
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  1. Joy Zhang-MSFT 1,051 Reputation points
    2022-05-02T02:35:32.697+00:00

    Hi @Roger Roger ,

    What are specific error messages you saw after you run above scripts?

    According to your request, I have found a blog on Rename a distribution group in Exchange with Powershell for your reference and hope it help you.
    Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

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  1. Roger Roger 6,306 Reputation points
    2022-05-01T12:48:57.42+00:00

    i am getting error executing the above syntaxes


  2. Roger Roger 6,306 Reputation points
    2022-05-15T18:37:43.623+00:00

    unable to mark as answer


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