Get-DynamicDistributionGroup (RTM)

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01/23/2017

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2007

Use the Get-DynamicDistributionGroup cmdlet to retrieve the settings on an existing dynamic distribution group.

Syntax

Get-DynamicDistributionGroup [-Identity <DynamicGroupIdParameter>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-ManagedBy <GeneralRecipientIdParameter>] [-OrganizationalUnit <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>] [-ReadFromDomainController <SwitchParameter>] [-ResultSize <Unlimited>] [-SortBy <String>]

Get-DynamicDistributionGroup [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Filter <String>] [-ManagedBy <GeneralRecipientIdParameter>] [-OrganizationalUnit <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>] [-ReadFromDomainController <SwitchParameter>] [-ResultSize <Unlimited>] [-SortBy <String>]

Get-DynamicDistributionGroup [-Anr <String>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-ManagedBy <GeneralRecipientIdParameter>] [-OrganizationalUnit <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>] [-ReadFromDomainController <SwitchParameter>] [-ResultSize <Unlimited>] [-SortBy <String>]

Detailed Description

You can use distribution groups to create e-mail distribution lists and security groups to assign permissions to shared resources. Distribution groups can be used only with e-mail applications (such as Microsoft Exchange) to send e-mail messages to collections of users. You can use the Get-DynamicDistributionGroup cmdlet to retrieve the settings on an existing dynamic distribution group in the Active Directory directory service.

To run the Get-DynamicDistributionGroup cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated one of the following:

Exchange View-Only Administrator role

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Anr	Optional	System.String	The Anr parameter indicates that the argument will be resolved using ambiguous name resolution (ANR).
Credential	Optional	System.Management.Automation.PSCredential	The Credential parameter indicates the domain and user name of the account used to read Active Directory.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	To specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory, include the DomainController parameter in the command.
Filter	Optional	System.String	The Filter parameter indicates the OPath filter used to filter recipients. For more information about the filterable properties, see Filterable Properties for the -Filter Parameter in Exchange 2007 RTM.
Identity	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DynamicGroupIdParameter	The Identity parameter of the distribution group takes one of the following forms: GUID Distinguished name (DN) User principal name (UPN) LegacyExchangeDN Domain\Account name Alias Primary Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) address
ManagedBy	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.GeneralRecipientIdParameter	The ManagedBy parameter indicates the DN of the user or contact that manages the group.
OrganizationalUnit	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationalUnitIdParameter	The OrganizationalUnit parameter limits results to a specific organizational unit (OU) container.
ReadFromDomainController	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The ReadFromDomainController parameter specifies that the user information is read from a domain controller in the user's domain. If you set the recipient scope to include all recipients in the forest, and if you do not use this parameter, it is possible that the user information is read from a global catalog with outdated information. If you use this parameter, multiple reads might be necessary to get the information. Note By default, the recipient scope is set to the domain that hosts your Exchange servers.
ResultSize	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Unlimited	The ResultSize parameter indicates the maximum number of recipient objects that will be returned.
SortBy	Optional	System.String	The SortBy attribute is used to sort the results.

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Example

The following is an example of the Get-DynamicDistributionGroup command. In this example, the Get-DynamicDistributionGroup command retrieves the dynamic distribution group Marketing and pipelines the object to the Format-List command to display the information about the dynamic distribution group.

Get-DynamicDistributionGroup -Identity "Marketing" | Format-List

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