Would it work if you created a local security group and added the contact to that? I haven't tried it, I'm just curious.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t think a mail-contact is actually ever able to manage a DG. It > doesn’t tie back to a security principal. All of the others do. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Orlebeck, Geoffrey > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 19, 2015 12:14 PM > *To:* '[email protected]' > *Subject:* [Exchange] Managing Distribution Groups: > > > > Is it possible to grant a Cross-forest mail contact rights to manage a > Distribution Group? > > > > We have two companies running on premise Exchange 2010 SP3 UR7. There is a > two-way transitive AD trust and we are running Forefront Identity Manager > 2010 with GALSync to create a unified GAL for both Forests. > > > > Someone requested to allow a user in DomainA to manage a Distribution > Group in DomainB. From what I read, it may not be possible, as the > “Recipient Type” has to be one of the following to manage a Distribution > Group: > > > > · User Mailbox > > · Legacy Mailbox > > · Shared Mailbox > > · Mail User > > · Linked Mailbox > > · Remote User Mailbox > > · Remote Shared Mailbox > > · User > > · MailContact ß This is the one I am wondering if ‘Cross-forest > Mail Contact’ does not fall under that category. > > > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > > > -Geoff > > Confidentiality Notice: This is a transmission from Community Hospital of > the Monterey Peninsula. This message and any attached documents may be > confidential and contain information protected by state and federal medical > privacy statutes. They are intended only for the use of the addressee. If > you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or > distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received > this transmission in error, please accept our apologies and notify the > sender. Thank you. >
