You cannot use client policy to exclude a folder from contact search in Lync 2010

Applies to: Lync 2010

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You deploy Microsoft Exchange Server in a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 environment.
  • You use the SetCsClientPolicy command together with the ExcludedContactFolders parameter to apply a client policy. The policy excludes a folder from contact search.
  • A user signs in to Lync 2010, and then performs a contact search to search a contact that is in the folder.
In this scenario, the contacts in the folder are still displaying in the search results.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, install the following cumulative update:
2670326 Description of the cumulative update for Lync 2010: February 2012


More Information

For more information about the Set-CsClientPolicy command, visit the following Microsoft website:
General information about the Set-CsClientPolicy command