Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-12

Use the Set-AddressBookPolicy cmdlet to change the settings of an address book policy.

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

Syntax

Set-AddressBookPolicy -Identity <MailboxPolicyIdParameter> [-AddressLists <AddressListIdParameter[]>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-GlobalAddressList <GlobalAddressListIdParameter>] [-Name <String>] [-OfflineAddressBook <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter>] [-RoomList <AddressListIdParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example changes the OAB that the address book policy All Fabrikam ABP uses to Fabrikam-OAB-2.

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Set-AddressBookPolicy -Identity "All Fabrikam ABP" -OfflineAddressBook \Fabrikam-OAB-2 -GlobalAddressList "\All Fabrikam GAL"

Detailed Description

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 "Address book policies" entry in the Email Address and Address Book Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxPolicyIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the address book policy that you want to modify.

AddressLists

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.AddressListIdParameter[]

The AddressLists parameter specifies the address lists that will be used by mailbox users who are assigned this address book policy. This parameter accepts multiple values, which should be separated by a comma.

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch can be used to suppress the confirmation prompt that appears by default when this cmdlet is run. To suppress the confirmation prompt, use the syntax -Confirm:$False. You must include a colon ( : ) in the syntax.

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.

GlobalAddressList

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.GlobalAddressListIdParameter

The GlobalAddressList parameter specifies the identity of the global address list (GAL) that will be used by mailbox users who are assigned this address book policy. You can specify only one GAL for each address book policy.

Name

Optional

System.String

The Name parameter specifies the name that you want this address book policy to be called. Use this parameter to change the name of the address book policy.

OfflineAddressBook

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OfflineAddressBookIdParameter

The OfflineAddressBook parameter specifies the identity of the offline address book (OAB) that will be used by mailbox users who are assigned this address book policy. You can specify only one OAB for each address book policy.

RoomList

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.AddressListIdParameter

The RoomList parameter specifies the name of the room address list.

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.