Script to change security DL ownership

Exchange 2010 implements a change to managing security distribution lists, especially in SP1. When using the Exchange Management Console (EMC) in the RTM version, changes made to membership or ownership of a security distribution list are successful when you are not the owner. This is because a parameter of the Set-DistributionGroup cmdlet is tacitly added that allows someone with the RBAC management role of Security Group Creation and Membership to update the DL. Starting with Exchange 2010 SP1, the console no longer adds this parameter (-BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck).

The result is that, despite being an administrator (by being in the Organization Management role), if you are not explicitly listed as an owner of a security DL, you will not be able to makes changes to ownership or members via the console…period. This goes against the functionality that has existed in the Exchange console since 1996. And better yet, Microsoft says this is by design. The fact that it worked in RTM is the bug, not the other way around in SP1. I think that is one of the most boneheaded changes made in 2010. The solution is to either add the administrators as explicit owners or have them use the shell and manually add -BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck.

Both options are impractical. If your help desk manages DLs you can’t just add all members as owners. For one thing, even though Exchange 2010 supports multiple owners, Outlook (even 2010) only displays the first entry. This means end users won’t know who to contact because the listed owners could be one or two “real” owners and all the rest are help desk. The other option, using the shell, isn’t the easiest for anyone that isn’t a dedicated Exchange admin.

My solution for the help desk staff is a PowerShell script that uses Windows forms to provide a GUI that lets you search for a DL, display the ownership, add and remove owners, then apply the changes. It includes username validation so it won’t let you add a user that isn’t mailbox-enabled.

The one place I struggled is connecting to Exchange. The script checks for the Exchange cmdlets being in memory. If they are not, it will connect remotely to a designated server. Because that is done when the form is activated, it causes the painting of the fields and labels to be delayed until the connection is complete. I tried to find a way to wait until the painting is complete before connecting, but you can’t detect that when the fields are drawn by Windows directly and not the application.

Change DL Owner screenshot

The code is listed here, but you can also download a zip file of it:

Change-DLOwner.zip (3.3 KiB)

#Change ownership of Exchange 2010 SP1 distribution list
#Author: Scott Bueffel, http://www.flobee.net
#v1.0 1/6/10

$connectToServer = 'ServerName' #Server to connect to if shell doesn't have cmdlets in memory
$DLPrefix = '[DL] ' #Display name standard prefix.  If none, leave as two single-quotes

function ConnectToExchange
	{
	$testcmd = gcm Get-Mailbox -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
	if (-not($testcmd))
		{
		$statusBarPanel1.Text = 'Connecting to Exchange...'
		#Connect remotely to Exchange
		$global:exsession = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri "http://$connectToServer/PowerShell" -Name exchange
		Import-PSSession $exsession -AllowClobber -DisableNameChecking | Out-Null
		}
	$statusBarPanel1.Text = 'Connected to Exchange'
	}

#region Import the Assemblies
[reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null
[reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Drawing") | Out-Null
#endregion

#region Generated Form Objects
$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$txtAddOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$label7 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label6 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$btnRemoveOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$btnAddOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$lstOwners = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
$label2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$btnGetOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$statusBar1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar
$btnCancel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$btnApply = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$label5 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$txtDLName = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$label4 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$label3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$toolTip1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip
$statusBarPanel1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel
$statusBarPanel2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel
$InitialFormWindowState = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState
$errorprovider = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ErrorProvider
#endregion Generated Form Objects

function DisplayOwners ($DL)
	{
	$lstOwners.BeginUpdate()
	[array]$DLOwners = $DL.ManagedBy
	foreach ($owner in $DLOwners)
		{
		$lstOwners.Items.Add($owner.ToString().Substring($owner.ToString().LastIndexOf('/') + 1))
		}
	$lstOwners.EndUpdate()
	$txtAddOwner.Enabled = $true
	}

function RetrieveDL
	{
	$lstOwners.Items.Clear() #Remove any entries in owner list from previous query
	$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $false
	$txtAddOwner.Enabled = $false
	$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'Searching for DL...'
	$DLDisplayName = "$($DLPrefix)$($txtDLName.Text)"
	$script:DL = Get-DistributionGroup $DLDisplayName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
	if (!($DL))
		{
    	$errorProvider.SetError($txtDLName, 'The DL cannot be found.')
		$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'DL not found.'
    	return
  		}
  	#Valid DL returned
  	$errorProvider.SetError($txtDLName, '')
	DisplayOwners $DL
	$statusBarPanel2.Text = ''
	$btnCancel.Text = 'Cancel'
	}

function AddOwner_OnClick ($username)
	{
	$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'Validating user...'
	$ownerMailbox = Get-Mailbox $username -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
	if (!($ownerMailbox))
		{
		$errorprovider.SetIconAlignment($txtAddOwner,2)
		$errorprovider.SetError($txtAddOwner, 'The user cannot be found.')
		$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'User not found.'
		return
		}
	elseif ($lstOwners.Items.Contains($username))
		{
		$errorprovider.SetIconAlignment($txtAddOwner,2)
		$errorprovider.SetError($txtAddOwner, 'The user is already in the list.')
		$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'User already is owner.'
		return
		}
	#Valid user found
	$lstOwners.Items.Insert(0,$username) #Add owner to top of list
	$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'User added.'
	$errorprovider.SetIconAlignment($txtAddOwner,3)
	$errorprovider.SetError($txtAddOwner,'')
	$txtAddOwner.Text = ''
	$btnApply.Enabled = $true
	}

function ToggleAddButton ($username)
	{
	if ($username.Length -gt 0)
		{
		$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $true
		}
	else
		{
		$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $false
		}
	}

function RemoveOwner_OnClick ($owner)
	{
	$lstOwners.Items.Remove($owner)
	$btnRemoveOwner.Enabled = $false
	$btnApply.Enabled = $true
	}

function ApplyChanges_OnClick
	{
	[array]$newOwners = $lstOwners.Items
	try
		{
		Set-DistributionGroup $($DL.DisplayName) -ManagedBy $newOwners -BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck -ErrorAction Stop
		$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'DL ownership applied.'
		$errorprovider.SetError($btnApply, '')
		$btnCancel.Text = 'Close'
		$btnApply.Enabled = $false
		}
	catch
		{
		$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'Error occurred updating DL.'
		$errorprovider.SetError($btnApply, "Error occurred when updating the DL's new ownership.")
		}
	}

$OnLoadForm_StateCorrection = {$form.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState}

#region Generated Form Code
$form.CancelButton = $btnCancel
$form.Text = "Change Distribution List Owner"
$form.Name = "form"
$form.KeyPreview = $True
$form.StartPosition = 1
$form.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 342
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 363
$form.ClientSize = $System_Drawing_Size

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 84
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 20
$txtAddOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$txtAddOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$txtAddOwner.Text = "Enter username"
$txtAddOwner.Name = "txtAddOwner"
$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 211
$txtAddOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$txtAddOwner.Enabled = $False
$txtAddOwner.TabIndex = 15
$txtAddOwner.add_Enter({if ($txtAddOwner.Text -eq 'Enter username') {$txtAddOwner.Text = ''}})
$txtAddOwner.add_KeyUp({ToggleAddButton $txtAddOwner.Text})
$txtAddOwner.add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Enter"){AddOwner_OnClick $txtAddOwner.Text}})

$form.Controls.Add($txtAddOwner)

$label7.TabIndex = 12
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 20
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$label7.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label7.Text = "2."
$label7.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 13
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 108
$label7.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label7.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label7.Name = "label7"

$form.Controls.Add($label7)

$label6.TabIndex = 13
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 283
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 35
$label6.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label6.Text = "Add and remove owners as necessary, then click Apply Changes to update the DL's ownership."
$label6.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",8,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 109
$label6.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label6.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label6.Name = "label6"

$form.Controls.Add($label6)

$btnRemoveOwner.TabIndex = 7
$btnRemoveOwner.Name = "btnRemoveOwner"
$btnRemoveOwner.Enabled = $False
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$btnRemoveOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$btnRemoveOwner.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnRemoveOwner.Text = "Remove"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 252
$btnRemoveOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$btnRemoveOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$btnRemoveOwner.add_Click({RemoveOwner_OnClick $lstOwners.SelectedItem})

$form.Controls.Add($btnRemoveOwner)

$btnAddOwner.TabIndex = 6
$btnAddOwner.Name = "btnAddOwner"
$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $False
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$btnAddOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$btnAddOwner.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnAddOwner.Text = "Add"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 181
$btnAddOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$btnAddOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$btnAddOwner.add_Click({AddOwner_OnClick $txtAddOwner.Text})

$form.Controls.Add($btnAddOwner)

$lstOwners.FormattingEnabled = $True
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 141
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 134
$lstOwners.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$lstOwners.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$lstOwners.Name = "lstOwners"
$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 120
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 155
$lstOwners.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$lstOwners.TabIndex = 5
$lstOwners.add_SelectedIndexChanged({$btnRemoveOwner.Enabled = $true})

$form.Controls.Add($lstOwners)

$label2.TabIndex = 10
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 21
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$label2.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label2.Text = "1."
$label2.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 12
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 12
$label2.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label2.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label2.Name = "label2"

$form.Controls.Add($label2)

$label1.TabIndex = 11
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 288
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 32
$label1.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label1.Text = "Enter the display name of the DL and click Get Owners to display the ownership."
$label1.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",8,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 13
$label1.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label1.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label1.Name = "label1"

$form.Controls.Add($label1)

$btnGetOwner.TabIndex = 3
$btnGetOwner.Name = "btnGetOwner"
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$btnGetOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$btnGetOwner.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnGetOwner.Text = "Get Owners"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 120
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 77
$btnGetOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$btnGetOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$btnGetOwner.add_Click({RetrieveDL})
$form.Controls.Add($btnGetOwner)

$statusBar1.ShowPanels = $True
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 342
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 22
$statusBar1.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$statusBar1.TabIndex = 14
$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 0
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 341
$statusBar1.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$statusBar1.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$statusBar1.Name = "statusBar1"
$statusBar1.Panels.Add($statusBarPanel1)|Out-Null
$statusBar1.Panels.Add($statusBarPanel2)|Out-Null

$form.Controls.Add($statusBar1)

$btnCancel.TabIndex = 9
$btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel"
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$btnCancel.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$btnCancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnCancel.Text = "Cancel"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 198
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 302
$btnCancel.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$btnCancel.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$btnCancel.DialogResult = 2

$form.Controls.Add($btnCancel)

$btnApply.TabIndex = 8
$btnApply.AutoSize = $True
$btnApply.Name = "btnApply"
$btnApply.Enabled = $False
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 88
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$btnApply.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$btnApply.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnApply.Text = "Apply Changes"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 60
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 302
$btnApply.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$btnApply.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$btnApply.add_Click({ApplyChanges_OnClick})

$form.Controls.Add($btnApply)

$label5.TabIndex = 4
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 66
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$label5.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label5.Text = "Owner(s):"
$label5.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,1,3,1)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 35
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 156
$label5.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label5.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label5.Name = "label5"

$form.Controls.Add($label5)

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 198
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 20
$txtDLName.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$txtDLName.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$txtDLName.MaxLength = 255
$txtDLName.Name = "txtDLName"
$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 120
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 48
$txtDLName.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$txtDLName.TabIndex = 2
$txtDLName.add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Enter"){RetrieveDL}})

$form.Controls.Add($txtDLName)

$label4.TabIndex = 1
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 103
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$label4.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label4.Text = "DL Name:  $DLPrefix"
$label4.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,1,3,1)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 51
$label4.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label4.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label4.Name = "label4"

$form.Controls.Add($label4)

$label3.TabIndex = 2
$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size
$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 10
$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23
$label3.Size = $System_Drawing_Size
$label3.Text = "."

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point
$System_Drawing_Point.X = 138
$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 13
$label3.Location = $System_Drawing_Point
$label3.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0
$label3.Name = "label3"

$form.Controls.Add($label3)

$toolTip1.ShowAlways = $True
$toolTip1.IsBalloon = $True

$statusBarPanel1.Name = "statusBarPanel1"
$statusBarPanel1.Text = "Connecting to Exchange..."
$statusBarPanel1.AutoSize = 2
$statusBarPanel1.Width = 162

$statusBarPanel2.Name = "statusBarPanel2"
$statusBarPanel2.Text = ""
$statusBarPanel2.AutoSize = 2
$statusBarPanel2.Width = 162
$statusBarPanel2.BorderStyle = 2

$toolTip1.ShowAlways = $True
$toolTip1.IsBalloon = $True
$toolTip1.AutomaticDelay = 250
$toolTip1.AutoPopDelay = 5000
$toolTip1.ToolTipIcon = [System.Windows.Forms.ToolTipIcon]::Info
$txtOwnersTip = "Enter the username of someone to be added as an owner."
$txtDLNameTip = "The display name of the DL as it appears in the address book."
$toolTip1.SetToolTip($txtDLName,$txtDLNameTip)
$toolTip1.SetToolTip($txtAddOwner,$txtOwnersTip)

#endregion Generated Form Code

$OnLoadForm_StateCorrection = {$form.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState}
$InitialFormWindowState = $form.WindowState
$form.add_Load($OnLoadForm_StateCorrection)
$form.add_Shown({$form.Activate();ConnectToExchange}) #Action when form is displayed
#Show the Form

[void] $form.ShowDialog()

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#Change ownership of Exchange 2010 SP1 distribution list

#Author: Scott Bueffel, http://www.flobee.net

#v1.0 1/6/10

$connectToServer = 'ServerName' #Server to connect to if shell doesn't have cmdlets in memory

$DLPrefix = '[DL] ' #Display name standard prefix. If none, leave as two single-quotes

function ConnectToExchange

{

$testcmd = gcm Get-Mailbox -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if (-not($testcmd))

{

$statusBarPanel1.Text = 'Connecting to Exchange...'

#Connect remotely to Exchange

$global:exsession = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri "http://$connectToServer/PowerShell" -Name exchange

Import-PSSession $exsession -AllowClobber -DisableNameChecking | Out-Null

}

$statusBarPanel1.Text = 'Connected to Exchange'

}

#region Import the Assemblies

[reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null

[reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Drawing") | Out-Null

#endregion

#region Generated Form Objects

$form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form

$txtAddOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

$label7 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$label6 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$btnRemoveOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$btnAddOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$lstOwners = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ListBox

$label2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$label1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$btnGetOwner = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$statusBar1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar

$btnCancel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$btnApply = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button

$label5 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$txtDLName = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

$label4 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$label3 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label

$toolTip1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip

$statusBarPanel1 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel

$statusBarPanel2 = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel

$InitialFormWindowState = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState

$errorprovider = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.ErrorProvider

#endregion Generated Form Objects

function DisplayOwners ($DL)

{

$lstOwners.BeginUpdate()

[array]$DLOwners = $DL.ManagedBy

foreach ($owner in $DLOwners)

{

$lstOwners.Items.Add($owner.ToString().Substring($owner.ToString().LastIndexOf('/') + 1))

}

$lstOwners.EndUpdate()

$txtAddOwner.Enabled = $true

}

function RetrieveDL

{

$lstOwners.Items.Clear() #Remove any entries in owner list from previous query

$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $false

$txtAddOwner.Enabled = $false

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'Searching for DL...'

$DLDisplayName = "$($DLPrefix)$($txtDLName.Text)"

$script:DL = Get-DistributionGroup $DLDisplayName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if (!($DL))

{

$errorProvider.SetError($txtDLName, 'The DL cannot be found.')

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'DL not found.'

return

}

#Valid DL returned

$errorProvider.SetError($txtDLName, '')

DisplayOwners $DL

$statusBarPanel2.Text = ''

$btnCancel.Text = 'Cancel'

}

function AddOwner_OnClick ($username)

{

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'Validating user...'

$ownerMailbox = Get-Mailbox $username -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if (!($ownerMailbox))

{

$errorprovider.SetIconAlignment($txtAddOwner,2)

$errorprovider.SetError($txtAddOwner, 'The user cannot be found.')

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'User not found.'

return

}

elseif ($lstOwners.Items.Contains($username))

{

$errorprovider.SetIconAlignment($txtAddOwner,2)

$errorprovider.SetError($txtAddOwner, 'The user is already in the list.')

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'User already is owner.'

return

}

#Valid user found

$lstOwners.Items.Insert(0,$username) #Add owner to top of list

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'User added.'

$errorprovider.SetIconAlignment($txtAddOwner,3)

$errorprovider.SetError($txtAddOwner,'')

$txtAddOwner.Text = ''

$btnApply.Enabled = $true

}

function ToggleAddButton ($username)

{

if ($username.Length -gt 0)

{

$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $true

}

else

{

$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $false

}

function RemoveOwner_OnClick ($owner)

{

$lstOwners.Items.Remove($owner)

$btnRemoveOwner.Enabled = $false

$btnApply.Enabled = $true

}

function ApplyChanges_OnClick

{

[array]$newOwners = $lstOwners.Items

try

{

Set-DistributionGroup $($DL.DisplayName) -ManagedBy $newOwners -BypassSecurityGroupManagerCheck -ErrorAction Stop

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'DL ownership applied.'

$errorprovider.SetError($btnApply, '')

$btnCancel.Text = 'Close'

$btnApply.Enabled = $false

}

catch

{

$statusBarPanel2.Text = 'Error occurred updating DL.'

$errorprovider.SetError($btnApply, "Error occurred when updating the DL's new ownership.")

}

$OnLoadForm_StateCorrection = {$form.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState}

#region Generated Form Code

$form.CancelButton = $btnCancel

$form.Text = "Change Distribution List Owner"

$form.Name = "form"

$form.KeyPreview = $True

$form.StartPosition = 1

$form.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 342

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 363

$form.ClientSize = $System_Drawing_Size

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 84

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 20

$txtAddOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$txtAddOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$txtAddOwner.Text = "Enter username"

$txtAddOwner.Name = "txtAddOwner"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 211

$txtAddOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$txtAddOwner.Enabled = $False

$txtAddOwner.TabIndex = 15

$txtAddOwner.add_Enter({if ($txtAddOwner.Text -eq 'Enter username') {$txtAddOwner.Text = ''}})

$txtAddOwner.add_KeyUp({ToggleAddButton $txtAddOwner.Text})

$txtAddOwner.add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Enter"){AddOwner_OnClick $txtAddOwner.Text}})

$form.Controls.Add($txtAddOwner)

$label7.TabIndex = 12

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 20

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$label7.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label7.Text = "2."

$label7.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 13

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 108

$label7.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label7.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label7.Name = "label7"

$form.Controls.Add($label7)

$label6.TabIndex = 13

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 283

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 35

$label6.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label6.Text = "Add and remove owners as necessary, then click Apply Changes to update the DL's ownership."

$label6.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",8,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 109

$label6.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label6.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label6.Name = "label6"

$form.Controls.Add($label6)

$btnRemoveOwner.TabIndex = 7

$btnRemoveOwner.Name = "btnRemoveOwner"

$btnRemoveOwner.Enabled = $False

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$btnRemoveOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$btnRemoveOwner.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnRemoveOwner.Text = "Remove"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 252

$btnRemoveOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$btnRemoveOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$btnRemoveOwner.add_Click({RemoveOwner_OnClick $lstOwners.SelectedItem})

$form.Controls.Add($btnRemoveOwner)

$btnAddOwner.TabIndex = 6

$btnAddOwner.Name = "btnAddOwner"

$btnAddOwner.Enabled = $False

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$btnAddOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$btnAddOwner.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnAddOwner.Text = "Add"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 181

$btnAddOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$btnAddOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$btnAddOwner.add_Click({AddOwner_OnClick $txtAddOwner.Text})

$form.Controls.Add($btnAddOwner)

$lstOwners.FormattingEnabled = $True

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 141

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 134

$lstOwners.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$lstOwners.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$lstOwners.Name = "lstOwners"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 120

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 155

$lstOwners.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$lstOwners.TabIndex = 5

$lstOwners.add_SelectedIndexChanged({$btnRemoveOwner.Enabled = $true})

$form.Controls.Add($lstOwners)

$label2.TabIndex = 10

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 21

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$label2.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label2.Text = "1."

$label2.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 12

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 12

$label2.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label2.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label2.Name = "label2"

$form.Controls.Add($label2)

$label1.TabIndex = 11

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 288

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 32

$label1.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label1.Text = "Enter the display name of the DL and click Get Owners to display the ownership."

$label1.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",8,0,3,0)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 13

$label1.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label1.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label1.Name = "label1"

$form.Controls.Add($label1)

$btnGetOwner.TabIndex = 3

$btnGetOwner.Name = "btnGetOwner"

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$btnGetOwner.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$btnGetOwner.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnGetOwner.Text = "Get Owners"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 120

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 77

$btnGetOwner.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$btnGetOwner.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$btnGetOwner.add_Click({RetrieveDL})

$form.Controls.Add($btnGetOwner)

$statusBar1.ShowPanels = $True

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 342

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 22

$statusBar1.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$statusBar1.TabIndex = 14

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 0

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 341

$statusBar1.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$statusBar1.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$statusBar1.Name = "statusBar1"

$statusBar1.Panels.Add($statusBarPanel1)|Out-Null

$statusBar1.Panels.Add($statusBarPanel2)|Out-Null

$form.Controls.Add($statusBar1)

$btnCancel.TabIndex = 9

$btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel"

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 75

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$btnCancel.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$btnCancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnCancel.Text = "Cancel"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 198

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 302

$btnCancel.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$btnCancel.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$btnCancel.DialogResult = 2

$form.Controls.Add($btnCancel)

$btnApply.TabIndex = 8

$btnApply.AutoSize = $True

$btnApply.Name = "btnApply"

$btnApply.Enabled = $False

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 88

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$btnApply.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$btnApply.UseVisualStyleBackColor = $True

$btnApply.Text = "Apply Changes"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 60

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 302

$btnApply.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$btnApply.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$btnApply.add_Click({ApplyChanges_OnClick})

$form.Controls.Add($btnApply)

$label5.TabIndex = 4

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 66

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$label5.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label5.Text = "Owner(s):"

$label5.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,1,3,1)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 35

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 156

$label5.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label5.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label5.Name = "label5"

$form.Controls.Add($label5)

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 198

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 20

$txtDLName.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$txtDLName.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$txtDLName.MaxLength = 255

$txtDLName.Name = "txtDLName"

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 120

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 48

$txtDLName.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$txtDLName.TabIndex = 2

$txtDLName.add_KeyDown({if ($_.KeyCode -eq "Enter"){RetrieveDL}})

$form.Controls.Add($txtDLName)

$label4.TabIndex = 1

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 103

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$label4.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label4.Text = "DL Name: $DLPrefix"

$label4.Font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Arial",9,1,3,1)

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 30

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 51

$label4.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label4.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label4.Name = "label4"

$form.Controls.Add($label4)

$label3.TabIndex = 2

$System_Drawing_Size = New-Object System.Drawing.Size

$System_Drawing_Size.Width = 10

$System_Drawing_Size.Height = 23

$label3.Size = $System_Drawing_Size

$label3.Text = "."

$System_Drawing_Point = New-Object System.Drawing.Point

$System_Drawing_Point.X = 138

$System_Drawing_Point.Y = 13

$label3.Location = $System_Drawing_Point

$label3.DataBindings.DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode = 0

$label3.Name = "label3"

$form.Controls.Add($label3)

$toolTip1.ShowAlways = $True

$toolTip1.IsBalloon = $True

$statusBarPanel1.Name = "statusBarPanel1"

$statusBarPanel1.Text = "Connecting to Exchange..."

$statusBarPanel1.AutoSize = 2

$statusBarPanel1.Width = 162

$statusBarPanel2.Name = "statusBarPanel2"

$statusBarPanel2.Text = ""

$statusBarPanel2.AutoSize = 2

$statusBarPanel2.Width = 162

$statusBarPanel2.BorderStyle = 2

$toolTip1.ShowAlways = $True

$toolTip1.IsBalloon = $True

$toolTip1.AutomaticDelay = 250

$toolTip1.AutoPopDelay = 5000

$toolTip1.ToolTipIcon = [System.Windows.Forms.ToolTipIcon]::Info

$txtOwnersTip = "Enter the username of someone to be added as an owner."

$txtDLNameTip = "The display name of the DL as it appears in the address book."

$toolTip1.SetToolTip($txtDLName,$txtDLNameTip)

$toolTip1.SetToolTip($txtAddOwner,$txtOwnersTip)

#endregion Generated Form Code

$OnLoadForm_StateCorrection = {$form.WindowState = $InitialFormWindowState}

$InitialFormWindowState = $form.WindowState

$form.add_Load($OnLoadForm_StateCorrection)

$form.add_Shown({$form.Activate();ConnectToExchange}) #Action when form is displayed

#Show the Form

[void] $form.ShowDialog()

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