Copy members from one D.L. in one domain to another D.L. in another domain

You can do this using CSVIDE (that's how I typically do it). Here's an example on how to do it: http://exchangeis.com/blogs/exchangeis/archive/2005/07/14/35.aspx

If you have a list in following format then try this PS script..

Sample CSV..

DGName,Proxy
TestDG,test@test.com
TestDG,test1@test.com
TestDG,test2@test.com
TestDG,test3@test.com
TestDG1,test@test.com
TestDG1,test3@test.com
TestDG1,test4@test.com

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Import-CSV FileName.csv | ForEach {
$user = Get-Mailbox $_.Proxy
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $_.DGName -Member $user.Name}

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Thanks for both of your responses. I may have not been clear in my question.

I have a mapped file with the old name (Group1) and new name (Group345). The mapped file contains two columns. Source, Target.

From this I want to look at the Source domain, find the members proxy address and find the matching proxy address on the target domain, and add those users to the D.L.

There issue here is that both the D.L., and the Users have been renamed in the new domain, so looking up the members by proxy address instead of the DN should make finding a matching user easier.

I hope I'm explaining myself correctly.

Thanks

$users = get-distributiongroupmember 'GlobalHSM' -domaincontroller w2342o.xthy.com -Credential $username | Select-Object primarysmtpaddress

foreach ($user in $users)

{

Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity '&$HYMT_GlobalHSM' -Member $users -DomainController chicago.mglobal.com

}

I have the above powershell code so far, with just a single DL, but am receiving the following error;

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Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "System.Collections.ArrayList" value of type "System.Collections.Arr
ayList" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGroupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParam
eter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "System.Collections.ArrayList" value of type "System.Collections.Arr
ayList" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGroupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParam
eter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "System.Collections.ArrayList" value of type "System.Collections.Arr
ayList" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGroupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParam
eter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "System.Collections.ArrayList" value of type "System.Collections.Arr
ayList" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGroupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParam
eter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "System.Collections.ArrayList" value of type "System.Collections.Arr
ayList" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGroupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParam
eter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember
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Change the variable inside the foreach to  $user

$users = get-distributiongroupmember 'GlobalHSM' -domaincontroller w2342o.xthy.com -Credential $username | Select-Object primarysmtpaddress
foreach ($user in $users) {
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity '&$HYMT_GlobalHSM' -Member $user -DomainController chicago.mglobal.com
}

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is this domains from same forest?

Thanks! That got me a little further with a different error.


Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "@{PrimarySmtpAddress=john.smith@xthy.com}" value of type "De
serialized.Selected.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.ReducedRecipient" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUse
rGroupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "@{PrimarySmtpAddress=conyesewe@xthy.com}" value of type "Deserializ
ed.Selected.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.ReducedRecipient" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGroupId
Parameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "@{PrimarySmtpAddress=mary.robins@xthy.com}" value of type "Dese
rialized.Selected.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.ReducedRecipient" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserG
roupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "@{PrimarySmtpAddress=joe.williams@xthy.com}" value of type "Deser
ialized.Selected.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.ReducedRecipient" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGr
oupIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Member'. Cannot convert the "@{PrimarySmtpAddress=wells.zuniga@xthy.com}" value of type "Deseria
lized.Selected.Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.ReducedRecipient" to type "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientWithAdUserGrou
pIdParameter`1[Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter]".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ParameterBindin...mationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Add-DistributionGroupMember

Try..

$users = get-distributiongroupmember 'GlobalHSM' -domaincontroller w2342o.xthy.com -Credential $username | Select-Object primarysmtpaddress
foreach ($user in $users) {
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity '&$HYMT_GlobalHSM' -Member $user.PrimarySmtpAddress.tostring() -DomainController chicago.mglobal.com
}

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Or

$users = get-distributiongroupmember 'GlobalHSM' -domaincontroller w2342o.xthy.com -Credential $username | Select-Object primarysmtpaddress
foreach ($user in $users) {
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity '&$HYMT_GlobalHSM' -Member (Get-mailbox $user.PrimarySmtpAddress.tostring()).Name -DomainController chicago.mglobal.com
}

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That worked. Thanks! Now for the final part, is there a way to have the identity of the DL on a CSV file and use that instead of manually entering a DL name?

Thanks