Applies to: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Online

Topic Last Modified: 2013-01-11

Use the Set-RoleAssignmentPolicy cmdlet to modify an existing management role assignment policy on a server running Microsoft Exchange Server 2013.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax

Set-RoleAssignmentPolicy -Identity <MailboxPolicyIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Description <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-IsDefault <SwitchParameter>] [-Name <String>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example changes the default assignment policy. New mailboxes or mailboxes moved to an Exchange 2013 server are assigned the default assignment policy when an explicit assignment policy isn't provided. You don't have to specify a value with the IsDefault switch.

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Set-RoleAssignmentPolicy "End User Policy" -IsDefault

Detailed Description

You can use the Set-RoleAssignmentPolicy cmdlet to change the name of an assignment policy or to set the assignment policy as the default assignment policy.

For more information about assignment policies, see Understanding Management Role Assignment Policies.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Assignment policies" entry in the Role Management Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxPolicyIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the name of the assignment policy to modify. If the name contains spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks (").

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

Description

Optional

System.String

The Description parameter specifies the description that's displayed when the role assignment policy is viewed using the Get-RoleAssignmentPolicy cmdlet. Enclose the description in quotation marks (").

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.

IsDefault

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The IsDefault switch makes the assignment policy the default assignment policy. New mailboxes or mailboxes moved to an Exchange 2013 server are assigned the default assignment policy when an explicit assignment policy isn't provided. You don't have to specify a value with this switch.

Name

Optional

System.String

The Name parameter specifies the new name of the assignment policy. If the assignment policy name contains spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks ("). The maximum length of the name is 64 characters.

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.