Add-ExchangeAdministrator

Add-ExchangeAdministrator

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-22

Use the Add-ExchangeAdministrator cmdlet to add a user or group to a particular Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 role.

Syntax


Add-ExchangeAdministrator -Identity <SecurityPrincipalIdParameter> -Role <OrgAdmin | RecipientAdmin | ServerAdmin | ViewOnlyAdmin | PublicFolderAdmin> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Scope <String>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Identity	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.SecurityPrincipalIdParameter	The Identity parameter specifies the user to add to the role.
Role	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.DelegateRoleType	The Role parameter returns only the specified role type.
Scope	Optional	System.String	The Scope parameter specifies the name of the server for which the user will have administrative privileges. Scope is required when you define the ServerAdmin role. When the role is OrgAdmin or MailboxAdmin, the scope is the entire organization.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller to use to write this configuration change to Active Directory. Use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that you want to use.
Confirm	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The Confirm parameter causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You do not have to specify a value with the Confirm parameter.
WhatIf	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The WhatIf parameter instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf parameter, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf parameter.

Detailed Description

To run the Add-ExchangeAdministrator cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

Exchange Organization Administrator role

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

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Example

The following are examples of the Add-ExchangeAdministrator command.

The first example adds the user Ted to the OrgAdmin role.

The second example adds the user Iliana to the ServerAdmin role on the Exchange 2007 server, Contoso-Mail-01.

Add-ExchangeAdministrator -Role OrgAdmin -Identity Contoso\Ted
Add-ExchangeAdministrator -Role ServerAdmin -Identity Contoso\Iliana -Scope Contoso-Mail-01