distribution group question

[rob]

Hi,
I have about 50 global distribution groups and I need to
create the same security groups (with different name) with
the same members.
I dont want to do it manually, and wondering if there is
any way to do that faster.
Thanks for any help-Rob

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Why not change them to mail-enabled security groups? Does the name have to
be different for some reason?

 

[Steven Liu [MSFT]]

Hi Rob,

Obviously, it's the Exchange issue. We only dedicate with the Windows 2000
problem in this newsgroup.

You can create the post in microsoft.public.exchange.admin.

Thanks for using Microsoft News Group!

Sincerely,

Steven Liu

Microsoft Online Partner Support

MCSE 2000

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

 

[Dmitry Korolyov [MVP]]

I think you can perform this task easily with dsmod utility. It is awailable on windows 2003 servers only, though. One of the examples for this utility does exactly what you need - populating a given group with all members of some other group.

--
Dmitry Korolyov [[email protected]]
MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory


Hi,
I have about 50 global distribution groups and I need to
create the same security groups (with different name) with
the same members.
I dont want to do it manually, and wondering if there is
any way to do that faster.
Thanks for any help-Rob

 

[Cary Shultz [MVP]]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,
I have about 50 global distribution groups and I need to
create the same security groups (with different name) with
the same members.
I dont want to do it manually, and wondering if there is
any way to do that faster.
Thanks for any help-Rob
.

I am like you in that I like to have non mail-enabled
Security Groups and then mail-enabled Distribution Groups.

Take a look at LDIFDE. It can do what you need really
nicely with a little massaging.

Just a hint: I normally create any sort of group with
a "prefix_". So, if I am creating a Local Security Group
for a shared folder called "Software" then I would name
the Local Security Group "LSG_Software". If I were
creating a Global Security Group for the Accounting
Department then I would call that
group "GSG_Accounting". If I were creating a Universal
Security Group for the entire company "NKD Solutions"
then I would call it "USG_NKDSolutions". For the
Distribution Groups I do the same thing only the prefix
is "GDG_" and "UDG_". Also, I change the alias to simply
the name ( in essence, remove the "GDG_" ) and I change
the display name ( by replacing the "GSG_" with either an
# or an _ ). This way all of the Distribution Groups
appear at or near the top of the GAL ( when you click on
the To... in Outlook ).

HTH,

Cary

 

[Guest]

Can I run dsmod on Windows 2000 server?
Rob

-----Original Message-----
I think you can perform this task easily with dsmod

utility. It is awailable on windows 2003 servers only,
though. One of the examples for this utility does exactly
what you need - populating a given group with all members
of some other group.

--
Dmitry Korolyov [[email protected]]
MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory


Hi,
I have about 50 global distribution groups and I need to
create the same security groups (with different name) with
the same members.
I dont want to do it manually, and wondering if there is
any way to do that faster.
Thanks for any help-Rob

 

[Rob]

How Can i do that?
Rob

-----Original Message-----
Why not change them to mail-enabled security groups? Does the name have to
be different for some reason?



.

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

Right-click the group and choose properties, change the type to security
group.

Regards,
/Jimmy