Set-Contact is a nifty PowerShell cmdlet for modifying an existing Exchange
contact object.
If you are changing multiple contacts then you could employ a second PowerShell cmdlet such as
Get-Contact; the technique is to pipe its output into Set-Contact.
Remember that the 'Set' verb makes changes, thus if you it's your first
time, I recommend you check with the corresponding Get-Contact first. Another technique is to wade straight in with
Set-Contact, but append the -WhatIf parameter until you are sure that the
modifications are what you expected.
One of the best features of PowerShell is piping. In this instance obtain a flow
of 'Leads' using another cmdlet, and stream them into Set-Contact so that
you can
adjust their 'Department" value.
Note 2a: An alternative source cmdlet is Get-Mailbox,
the piping techique would be the same as in the above script.
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I like to take a walk-through of the EMC (Exchange Management Console),
the benefit is that I can compare the
PowerShell script with what's in the Exchange GUI.
Launch the EMC, navigate to the Recipient Configuration, Mail
Contact (see
screenshot right)
PowerShell New-Mailcontact
It's also possible to create new contacts.
# Create a Contact with PowerShell New-Mailcontact -Name Guido
Smith ` -ExternalEmailAddress:
Guido@guy-sport.com ` -OrganizationalUnit Worcester -Alias GuidoSm
If you created a Mail Contact manually, then Get-mailcontact should display the name, both objects. Get-mailcontact
| Format-Table name, alias, ExternalEmailAddress -autosize.
Note
1: In PowerShell nouns are singular.
In order to disable a mailcontact you need its Alias or DN. For example Disable-Mailcontact
Martha Jones
Note disable is different from delete.
If you wished to delete a mailcontact then the command is:
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