Powershell Script to Create Active Directory Security Group and Shared Mailbox Exchange 2016 Windows 2012 R2

Powershell Script to Create Active Directory Security Group and Shared Mailbox Exchange 2016 Windows 2012 R2

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.SnapIn;

$displayname = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input the display name'

$groupname = $displayname + “-mbx”

#Creates the Security Group, then makes it Distribution Group for Exchange

NEW-ADGroup –name $groupname –groupscope Universal –path “OU=SECURITY,OU=GROUPS,OU=OCU,DC=domain,DC=edu”

Enable-DistributionGroup -Identity $groupName

#Example

#New-Mailbox -Shared -Name $displayname -DisplayName $displayname -Alias $displayname | Set-Mailbox -GrantSendOnBehalfTo $groupname | Add-MailboxPermission -Group $groupname -AccessRights FullAccess -InheritanceType All

#Creates the Shared Mailbox then gives full rights of the Group to that MBX and then gives SendAs permissions

New-Mailbox -Shared -Name $displayname -DisplayName $displayname -Alias $displayname

Add-MailboxPermission -Identity $displayname -User $groupname -AccessRights FullAccess -InheritanceType All

Set-Mailbox -Identity $displayname -GrantSendOnBehalfTo $groupname

#This Grants the SendAs Permission

Add-RecipientPermission $displayname -AccessRights SendAs -Trustee $groupname -Confirm:$False