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XADM: How to Move a Distribution List to a Different Recipients Container in a Site

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This article was previously published under Q258738

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Summary

You may need to move distribution lists (DLs) from one Recipients container to another. This article provides the steps that are required to move a distribution list from one Recipients container to another in the same site.

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To move a DL to a different container:
  1. Click the container that includes the DL that you want to move.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Directory Export.
  3. Click the file that you want to export the information to.

    NOTE: If no file exists, type a name to create a new file.
  4. Make sure that the container that the DL currently resides in is displayed in the Container box.
  5. Under Export Objects, click only Distribution Lists.

    NOTE: All of the other settings can be left at the default settings.
  6. Click Export.
  7. When the export is complete, delete the DL from the original Recipients container.

    NOTE: If you are moving many DLs and do not want to manually delete them:
    1. Open the .csv file that you created by using Microsoft Excel or a text editor such as Notepad.
    2. Add a field called "Mode" in the header of the .csv file, following the Obj-Class field.
    3. In each row, type Delete in the Mode field.
    4. Save the .csv file, and then import it into the Recipients container that currently holds the DLs that you want to delete. This deletes all of the DLs that are specified in the .csv file.
  8. Open the .csv file that you created by using Excel or a text editor such as Notepad.
  9. Delete any rows other than the first row (which contains column headers) and the row that contains the DL that you want to move.
  10. Save the .csv file.
  11. In the Exchange Server Administrator program, click the container that you want to move the DL to.
  12. On the Tools menu, click Directory Import.
  13. Make sure that the destination container is displayed in the Container box.
  14. Click Always use selected container.
  15. Click Import File, and then click the updated .csv file.

    NOTE: All of the other settings can be left at the default settings.
  16. Click Import.
The DL is now displayed in the destination container.

For additional information about directory export and import, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
155414� XADM: Bulk Import/Export FAQ

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Keywords: KB258738, kbhowto

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Article Info
Article ID : 258738
Revision : 5
Created on : 10/27/2006
Published on : 10/27/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 290