The script creates a mail-enabled group in Exchange Online based on an existing Active Directory group and sets the email address for both groups. Group members will be sycnronized by AD Sync.
Parameters:
- $domainName - specifies the domain name (e.g. example.com) that will be used in the $primarySmtpAddress variable;
- $primarySmtpAddress - specifies the e-mail adress that will be set for the groups.
PowerShell
$domainName = "domain.com" # TODO: modify me
$primarySmtpAddress = "%name%@$domainName" # TODO: modify me
# Get group type
$groupType = $Context.TargetObject.Get("groupType")
if ($groupType -band [Softerra.Adaxes.Interop.Adsi.ADS_GROUP_TYPE_ENUM]::ADS_GROUP_TYPE_SECURITY_ENABLED)
{
$type = "Security"
}
else
{
$type = "Distribution"
}
try
{
# Connect to Exchange Online
$session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri "https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/" -Credential $Context.GetOffice365Credential() -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $session -AllowClobber -DisableNameChecking -CommandName "New-DistributionGroup"
# Create new group
try
{
New-DistributionGroup -Name "%name%" -PrimarySmtpAddress $primarySmtpAddress -Type $type -ErrorAction Stop
}
catch
{
$Context.LogMessage("An error occurred when creating group in Exchange online. Error: " + $_.Exception.Message, "Warning")
return
}
# Update AD group mail
$Context.TargetObject.Put("mail", $primarySmtpAddress)
$Context.TargetObject.SetInfo()
}
finally
{
# Close the remote session and release resources
if ($session) { Remove-PSSession $session }
}