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enable a disabled distribution group - 17.Jan.2011 6:37:39 AM

cmmgray

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Hi,

Please can you help me. I am using exchange 2010 and I really need help with the following.

I have disabled a distribution group, but now I need to re enable it. I have looked in the disconnected mailbox. but there is nothing. How do I get it back.

Thank you

Chris

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RE: enable a disabled distribution group - 17.Jan.2011 10:13:56 AM

ismail.mohammed

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hi mate,

r u asking on how to do re-enable the mail option for DG?
if so you can follow this

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997448.aspx

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RE: enable a disabled distribution group - 17.Jan.2011 12:53:30 PM

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cmmgray,

A distribution group is nothing but a collection of mailboxes that have a common email address. It does not have a mailbox rather it is its members that have mailboxes. Follow the instructions provided by ismail.mohammed to re-enable the distribution group and make sure the membership to the group is accurate.

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RE: enable a disabled distribution group - 20.Jan.2011 3:36:21 AM

cmmgray

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Hi Ismail,

I went to create a new distribution list however when I went to existing and browsed, the distribution name was not there.

e.g

enterprise admins
Enterprise read only etc...

If I try and point it to the OU which the group is in , it says there is nothing to view

Can you help?

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RE: enable a disabled distribution group - 20.Jan.2011 4:37:35 AM

ismail.mohammed

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if you browse that OU through AD, r u able to find that DL or Group name?

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RE: enable a disabled distribution group - 20.Jan.2011 7:11:05 AM

cmmgray

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Hi,

If I browse to the OU where is group is, it says it cannot find anything?

If I create the same DG from scratch, it says there is already DG with the same name, so the disabled DG is somewhere within exchange.

Thanks for help everyone.

Chris

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RE: enable a disabled distribution group - 20.Jan.2011 8:46:26 AM

de.blackman

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Go into active directory users and computers. Locate this group and open its properties. Can you verify what type and scope of group it is??

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