How to Move an Address List

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP3

This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Shell to move an existing address list to a new container under the root address list.

Note

You cannot use the Exchange Management Console to move an address list to a new container.

Before You Begin

To perform the following procedure, 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 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

Procedure

To use the Exchange Management Shell to move an address list to a new container

  1. Run the following command:

    Move-AddressList -Identity <AddressListIdParameter> -Target <AddressListIdParameter>

    For example, to use the address list's GUID to move the address list to the Building4 container, which is located in the All Users\Sales container, run the following command:

    Move-AddressList -Identity c3fffd8e-026b-41b9-88c4-8c21697ac8ac -Target "\All Users\Sales\Building4"

  2. Type Y to confirm that you want to move this address list, and then press ENTER.

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see the Move-AddressList reference topic.

For More Information

For more information about managing address lists, see Managing Address Lists.