Article ID: 2645013 - Last Review: November 17, 2011 - Revision: 1.0

Error when you try to change the default global address list recipient filter in Exchange Server 2010

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SYMPTOMS

You try to change the default global address list recipient filter by using the Set-GlobalAddressList cmdlet in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. When you do this, you may receive an error that resembles one of the following.

Error message 1
"<Custom filter>" is not a valid recipient filter for the default global address list "Default Global Address List". To upgrade the object's Exchange version, use "-RecipientFilter {((Alias -ne $null) -and (((ObjectClass -eq 'user') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'contact') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'msExchSystemMailbox') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'msExchDynamicDistributionList') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'group') -or (ObjectClass -eq 'publicFolder'))))}".

Error message 2
You can’t perform this operation on default global address list “Default Global Address List”.

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CAUSE

You cannot change the default global address list recipient filter. This is by design.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, create a new global address list that has the recipient filter attributes that you want.
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REFERENCES

For information about how to upgrade the default global address list in Exchange Server 2010, visit the following TechNet website:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335105.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335105.aspx )

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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard
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