Get-DistributionListMembers.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Retrieves the members of a distribution list.
Detailed Description
The Get-DistributionListMembers function retrieves the members of a distribution list based on the provided distribution list name. It uses the Get-DistributionGroup and Get-DistributionGroupMember cmdlets to fetch the distribution groups and their members.
Usage
Example 1
Get-DistributionListMembers -DistributionListName "Sales"
This example retrieves the members of the distribution list with the name “Sales”.
Notes
Author: Your Name Date: Today’s Date
Script
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Retrieves the members of a distribution list.
.DESCRIPTION
The Get-DistributionListMembers function retrieves the members of a distribution list based on the provided distribution list name. It uses the Get-DistributionGroup and Get-DistributionGroupMember cmdlets to fetch the distribution groups and their members.
.PARAMETER DistributionListName
The name of the distribution list for which to retrieve the members.
.EXAMPLE
Get-DistributionListMembers -DistributionListName "Sales"
This example retrieves the members of the distribution list with the name "Sales".
.INPUTS
System.String
.OUTPUTS
System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject
.NOTES
Author: Your Name
Date: Today's Date
#>
function Get-DistributionListMembers {
[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess, ConfirmImpact = 'Medium')]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
[string]$DistributionListName
)
process {
if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($DistributionListName, 'Get-DistributionListMembers')) {
try {
$distributionGroups = Get-DistributionGroup | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "$DistributionListName" }
if ($null -eq $distributionGroups) {
Write-Error "No distribution group found with the name: $DistributionListName"
return
}
$distributionGroups | ForEach-Object {
$groupName = $_.Name
$members = Get-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $groupName
$members | ForEach-Object {
$member = $_
$member | Select-Object DisplayName, PrimarySMTPAddress, SamAccountName, Alias, RecipientType, EmailAddresses, @{Name = 'DistributionGroupName'; Expression = { $groupName } }
}
}
}
catch {
Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
}
}
}
}
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