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Published inJul 2016
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David Steadman
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David Steadman

David Steadman has been an IT industry influencer and dedicated husband for more than 17 years. He has held prestigious positions at some of the world's most innovative technology companies, including his service as a senior escalation engineer within the identity platform at, possibly, the most famous tech company on the planet, Microsoft. He is an entrepreneur, active learner, and a man constantly looking to develop and expand new skills in order to leverage the technology of the future. When not at his job, David enjoys family time and coaching soccer.
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Jeff Ingalls

Jeff Ingalls is a husband, father, and cancer-surviving dyslexic who works out of his Ohio home office in identity and access management. Jeff has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 20 years and with the Microsoft identity software since its conception in 2003. He has provided solutions to various private and public sectors including automotive, DoD, education, health and services, small businesses, and state and local government. He enjoys learning, teaching, and learning some more. Jeff has a graduate degree in information technology and an undergraduate degree in mathematics. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, and reading non-fiction. You can reach him at jeff@ingallsdesigns.com.
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Creating and managing distribution groups


After allowing employees to create distribution groups earlier, we can now see what they would look like from a user's perspective.

There are different parts and steps involved in managing distribution groups. Let's start with how John creates a new distribution list:

  1. David (who is an employee) logs on to the MIM portal, and selects My DGs. So far, it is empty. He would like to create one, so he clicks on New:

    Note

    Note

    If your users are unable to log in to the portal, confirm that the accountName and Sid are populated with domains. Also confirm that the following two MPRs are enabled:

    • General: Users can read non-administrative configuration resources

    • User management: Users can read attributes of their own

  2. He gives his new group a display name, Hunters, and an e-mail alias, Hunters. A good description is always useful so that others can decide whether this is a group they would like to join:

  3. David will automatically be added as the first member, and he...

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Authors (2)

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David Steadman

David Steadman has been an IT industry influencer and dedicated husband for more than 17 years. He has held prestigious positions at some of the world's most innovative technology companies, including his service as a senior escalation engineer within the identity platform at, possibly, the most famous tech company on the planet, Microsoft. He is an entrepreneur, active learner, and a man constantly looking to develop and expand new skills in order to leverage the technology of the future. When not at his job, David enjoys family time and coaching soccer.
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Jeff Ingalls

Jeff Ingalls is a husband, father, and cancer-surviving dyslexic who works out of his Ohio home office in identity and access management. Jeff has been working with Microsoft technologies for over 20 years and with the Microsoft identity software since its conception in 2003. He has provided solutions to various private and public sectors including automotive, DoD, education, health and services, small businesses, and state and local government. He enjoys learning, teaching, and learning some more. Jeff has a graduate degree in information technology and an undergraduate degree in mathematics. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, and reading non-fiction. You can reach him at jeff@ingallsdesigns.com.
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