View or Change Properties of Distribution Lists

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can use this procedure to view or change properties of distribution lists.

Membership in <Domain>\Domain Administrators, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To view or change properties of distribution lists

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

2. In the console tree, click to expand the domain node.

3. Click the folder that contains the distribution group.

4. In the console tree, right-click the applicable distribution list (group).

   Where?

   • Active Directory Users and Computers/*YourDomain/*Folder/YourDistributionList(Group)

5. Click Properties.

6. View or change the distribution list (group) properties as needed.

   Property	Tab
   Group name	General
   Description	General
   E-mail	General
   Group scope	General
   Group type	General
   Distribution list (group) elements (members)	Members
   Folders containing the members in Active Directory Domain Services	Members
   Distribution lists (groups) of which the applicable distribution list (group) is a member	Member Of
   Name	Managed By
   Administrative permissions	Security

Additional considerations

• Message Queuing distribution lists are distribution group objects in Active Directory Domain Services.

• The explicit members of distribution lists can be public queues, queue aliases, and other distribution lists, but not private queues or URL-named queues. Private queues and URL-named queues can be included in a distribution list by using queue aliases.

Additional references

• Distribution Lists