Our helpdesk is not able to create distribution lists, though they are given AD and Exchange recepient administrator rights. They can create AD accounts, but when they try to mailbox enable it or mail enable any existing distribution list they get the below error: Error "organizational unit not found, please make sure that you have typed it correctly" Some time them do not get this error and DLs are created fine, but most of the time they do get this. Any suggestions We are running E2k7 RU9

Hi, The user accounts are not included in an OU. The correct way is CN=Users,DC=mydomain,DC=com Regards from www.windowsadmin.info

I do not know if I have conveyed my issue correctly or not. For ex. if they run the below power shell command, they get the same error as I mentioned above: new-distributiongroup -name 'test' -type 'distribution' -organizationalunit 'test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs -SamAccountName 'test_dl' -Alias 'test_dl'

Hi, Did you looked this page? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998856(EXCHG.80).aspx You may please check the below example quoted from that page and rewrite your cmdlet accordingly. New-DistributionGroup -Name "Managers" -OrganizationalUnit "contoso.com/Users" -SAMAccountName "Managers" -Type "Security" Regards from www.windowsadmin.info

can u pls let me know what's wrong with this coomand new-distributiongroup -name 'test' -type 'distribution' -organizationalunit 'test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs' -SamAccountName 'test_dl' -Alias 'test_dl' I am able to run the same command successfully ( i have exchange organization administrator rights + Ent Admin rights).

new-distributiongroup -name 'test' -type 'distribution' -organizationalunit 'test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs' -SamAccountName 'test_dl' -Alias 'test_dl' is it test.contoso.com? Regards from www.windowsadmin.info

Hi, Please try to use New-DistributionGroup with specifing the value on Domain Controller. New-DistributionGroup...-DomainController <FQDN of DC> -verbose Besides, I'd like to know how many DC in the network. Please ensure that all the DCs are replicate with each other and in the same status. New-DistributionGroup http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998856(EXCHG.80).aspx Regards, Xiu

I get the below error: VERBOSE: New-DistributionGroup : Beginning processing.VERBOSE: New-DistributionGroup : Searching objects "test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs" of type "ExchangeOrganizationalUnit" under the root "$null".VERBOSE: New-DistributionGroup : Previous operation run on domain controller 'dc2.test.contoso.com'.Organizational unit "test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly.At line:1 char:1+ n <<<< ew-DistributionGroup -Name 'Test_rakesh' -Type 'Distribution' -OrganizationalUnit "test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs"-SamAccountName 'Test_rakesh' -Alias 'Test_rakesh' -domaincontroller dc2.test.contoso.com -verbose

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:41:44 +0000, RakeshMishra wrote:>>>I get the below error: >>VERBOSE: New-DistributionGroup : Beginning processing.VERBOSE: New-DistributionGroup : Searching objects "test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs" of type "ExchangeOrganizationalUnit" under the root "$null".VERBOSE: New-DistributionGroup : Previous operation run on domain controller 'dc2.test.contoso.com'.Organizational unit "test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly.At line:1 char:1+ n <<<< ew-DistributionGroup -Name 'Test_rakesh' -Type 'Distribution' -OrganizationalUnit "test.contoso.com/offices/_ap/DLs"-SamAccountName 'Test_rakesh' -Alias 'Test_rakesh' -domaincontroller dc2.test.contoso.com -verbose use the form "ou=dls,ou=_ap,ou=offices,dc=test,dc=contoso,dc=com".Microsoft should bug this behavior. You're not the 1st person todiscover this problem.---Rich MatheisenMCSE+I, Exchange MVP--- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP