Update-DistributionGroupMember
Applies to: Exchange Server 2013
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Use the Update-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet to update a member of a specified distribution group.
For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.
Update-DistributionGroupMember -Identity <DistributionGroupIdParameter> [-BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck <SwitchParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Members <MultiValuedProperty>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
This example updates John's membership in the distribution group Research Reports.
Update-DistributionGroupMember -Identity "Research Reports" -Members john@contoso.com
You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Distribution groups" entry in the Recipients Permissions topic.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
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| Identity | Required | Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.DistributionGroupIdParameter | The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the distribution group. This parameter accepts the following values:
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| BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | The BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck parameter specifies whether to bypass security checks and moderation for the member being added, if the specified distribution group is a moderated distribution group. |
| Confirm | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | The Confirm switch can be used to suppress the confirmation prompt that appears by default when this cmdlet is run. To suppress the confirmation prompt, use the syntax |
| DomainController | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn | This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange 2013. The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory. |
| Members | Optional | Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty | The Members parameter specifies the recipient or Active Directory user to update as a member of the distribution group. To specify a recipient, you can use any of the following values: This parameter accepts the following values:
To specify an Active Directory user, you can choose from this subset of the values:
Separate multiple users with a comma, for example, |
| WhatIf | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, 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 switch. |
To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.
To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.

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