Question
How do I create and mail-enable a Distribution/Security Groups in Active Directory and Exchange?
Answer
If you would like to create and mail-enable a Distribution or Security Group in Active Directory, and then mail-enable that group to use in Exchange you will need to perform the following:
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) and create the group object in your departments ou.
- Using PowerShell, run the following cmdlet:
- Enable-DistributionGroup [group name]*
This will apply a primary SMTP address to the group in the following format: [group name]@ou.ad3.ucdavis.edu. It will then be synced to Office 365 and will be available for internally routing mail. If you would like to allow the group to receive mail from outside of Office 365 it will need to be configured from within Exchange, and a mailID record will have to be established in Mothra. Contact IT Express at 530-754-4357 for information on how to create MailIDs in Mothra.
*For information on how to use PowerShell with uConnect services, see this knowledge base article.