Move-AddressList (RTM)

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

Use the Move-AddressList cmdlet to move an existing address list to a new container under the root address list.

Syntax

Move-AddressList -Identity <AddressListIdParameter> -Target <AddressListIdParameter> [-DomainController <Fqdn>]

Detailed Description

To run the Move-AddressList 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.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.AddressListIdParameter

Use the Identity parameter to specify the GUID, distinguished name or address list name that represents a specific address list. You can also include the path by using the format Path\AddressListName.

You can omit the parameter label Identity so that only the address list name or GUID is supplied.

Target

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.AddressListIdParameter

This parameter specifies the path to the parent address list where you want to move this address list.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

This parameter specifies the domain controller to use to make the modification of the address list path in Active Directory.

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Example

The following example shows how to move the address list with GUID c3fffd8e-026b-41b9-88c4-8c21697ac8ac to a new location under the parent address list \All Users\Sales\building4.

Move-AddressList -Identity c3fffd8e-026b-41b9-88c4-8c21697ac8ac -Target "\All Users\Sales\building4"

Use the Get-AddressList command, piped to Format-List, to get the GUID, distinguished name, or path and name of an existing address list. Or use Get-AddressList to get a specific existing address list, and then pipe the output directly to Move-AddressList.