unable to add users to DL

Question

Hi All

I am facing issue adding users to a DL as there is & symbol in the DL alias. Experts guide me how to add users to the DL

Import-CSV C:\temp\input.csv | ForEach {Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity test1&test@mydomain.com -Member $_.users -BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck}

will the below syntax work for me.

Import-CSV C:\temp\input.csv | ForEach {Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity test1"&"test@mydomain.com -Member $_.users -BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck}

Answer 1

Put the entire name of the DL in single quotes, 'test1&test@mydomain.com'. Or "escape" the & symbol by adding ` in front of it. Or use a different identifier for the group, such as the GUID.

Import-CSV C:\temp\input.csv | ForEach {Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity 'test1&test@mydomain.com' -Member $_.users -BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck}

Answer 2

@Glenn Maxwell

Here is an example of it:

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