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hide multiple exchange contacts

I have a couple hundred mail enabled contacts I need to hide from the GAL. How can I do that?

exchange 2003 .

Thxs

Export them from a command prompt with LDIFDE and then modify the settings and import back in.

eg.
ldifde -f c:\contact_check.ldf -r "(&(objectClass=contact)(displayname=*))" -l "displayname,msExchHideFromAddressLists"

Edit the list (in notepad) and make each entry like this.
(remove the displayname, it was just there to help recognise each contact)

dn: CN=.....
changetype: modify
replace: msExchHideFromAddressLists
msExchHideFromAddressLists: TRUE
-

dn: CN=.....
changetype: modify
replace: msExchHideFromAddressLists
msExchHideFromAddressLists: TRUE
-

Note: you must have the record terminator "-" at the end of each record, followed by a blank line.
Inmport with:
ldifde -i -f c:\contact_check.ldf -j c:\

It will write a log to the c-drive.

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KratosDefense

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Spec01, can I run this PS command for contacts on exch 2003 server? I am also running 2007 -sameorg; however, the contacts are on ex2003.

?

KratosDefense

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I ran the command and got:

WARNING: The command completed successfully but no settings of
'wfinat.com/Gichner/Contacts/Willie E. Vase' have been modified.

any ideas?

KratosDefense

ASKER

I got it to work. Thxs