We have a GAL Segmentation set up to split our students from staff.
the users within the staff GAL have been slowly vanishing over the past week without me doing anything.
i cant find any issue with the setup and haven't changed any settings from when it was working but the numbers are still reducing.
im expecting 292 users within the list as that's what $dn = (Get-DistributionGroup stafflist).distinguishedName is giving me as a count, but im only seeing 19.
this is what im running to pull up details
$UserCredential = Get-Credential
$pso = new-pssessionoption -operationtimeout 320000
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -sessionOption $pso -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $Session
$dn = (Get-DistributionGroup stafflist).distinguishedName
Write-Host "DistributionGroup:" $dn
$DistributionGroupMember = Get-DistributionGroupMember -Identity "stafflist"
$count = $DistributionGroupMember.count
Write-Host "DistributionGroupMember Found:" $count
Get-AddressList -Identity "stafflist.Mailboxes"
Get-AddressList -Identity "stafflist.Resources"
Get-GlobalAddressList -Identity "stafflist.Gal"
Get-OfflineAddressBook -Identity "stafflist.Oab"
everything appears fine
DistributionGroup: CN=stafflist,OU=YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,OU=Microsoft Exchange Hosted Organization
s,DC=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com
DistributionGroupMember Found: 292
RunspaceId : 288fd62a-26f7-4db4-b4c8-ed27e2d23ee2
Container : \Address Lists Container\All Address Lists
Path : \Address Lists Container\All Address
Lists\stafflist.Mailboxes
DisplayName : Staff Mailboxes List
Name : stafflist.Mailboxes
RecipientFilter : ((RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox') -and
(MemberOfGroup -eq 'CN=stafflist,OU=YsgolEirias.onmicr
osoft.com,OU=Microsoft Exchange Hosted Organizations,D
C=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com'))
LdapRecipientFilter : (&(!(!(objectClass=user)))(objectCategory=person)(mail
Nickname=*)(msExchHomeServerName=*)(memberOf=CN=staffl
ist,OU=YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,OU=Microsoft
Exchange Hosted Organizations,DC=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,D
C=outlook,DC=com))
LastUpdatedRecipientFilter :
RecipientFilterApplied : False
IncludedRecipients :
ConditionalDepartment : {}
ConditionalCompany : {}
ConditionalStateOrProvince : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute1 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute2 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute3 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute4 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute5 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute6 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute7 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute8 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute9 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute10 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute11 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute12 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute13 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute14 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute15 : {}
RecipientContainer :
RecipientFilterType : Custom
Identity : \stafflist.Mailboxes
IsValid : True
ExchangeVersion : 0.1 (8.0.535.0)
DistinguishedName : CN=stafflist.Mailboxes,CN=All Address
Lists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=Configuration,CN=Y
sgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,CN=ConfigurationUnits,DC=EU
RPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com
Guid : dc22b41e-5ff2-488b-a0e8-e2b3e47453e3
ObjectCategory : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Configuration/Schema/Addr
ess-Book-Container
ObjectClass : {top, addressBookContainer}
WhenChanged : 28/06/2015 15:01:16
WhenCreated : 28/06/2015 15:00:59
WhenChangedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:01:16
WhenCreatedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:00:59
OrganizationId : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Organizations/YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com - EUR
PR07A003.prod.outlook.com/ConfigurationUnits/YsgolEiri
as.onmicrosoft.com/Configuration
Id : \stafflist.Mailboxes
OriginatingServer : DB3PR07A003DC05.EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com
ObjectState : Unchanged
RunspaceId : 288fd62a-26f7-4db4-b4c8-ed27e2d23ee2
Container : \Address Lists Container\All Address Lists
Path : \Address Lists Container\All Address
Lists\stafflist.Resources
DisplayName : stafflist.Resources
Name : stafflist.Resources
RecipientFilter : ((RecipientDisplayType -eq 'ConferenceRoomMailbox')
-and (MemberOfGroup -eq 'CN=stafflist,OU=YsgolEirias.o
nmicrosoft.com,OU=Microsoft Exchange Hosted Organizati
ons,DC=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com'))
LdapRecipientFilter : (&(msExchRecipientDisplayType=7)(memberOf=CN=stafflist
,OU=YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,OU=Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Organizations,DC=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook
,DC=com))
LastUpdatedRecipientFilter :
RecipientFilterApplied : False
IncludedRecipients :
ConditionalDepartment : {}
ConditionalCompany : {}
ConditionalStateOrProvince : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute1 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute2 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute3 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute4 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute5 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute6 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute7 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute8 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute9 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute10 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute11 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute12 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute13 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute14 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute15 : {}
RecipientContainer :
RecipientFilterType : Custom
Identity : \stafflist.Resources
IsValid : True
ExchangeVersion : 0.1 (8.0.535.0)
DistinguishedName : CN=stafflist.Resources,CN=All Address
Lists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=Configuration,CN=Y
sgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,CN=ConfigurationUnits,DC=EU
RPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com
Guid : cc6d514f-af40-423d-a932-1d2aea9ec9df
ObjectCategory : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Configuration/Schema/Addr
ess-Book-Container
ObjectClass : {top, addressBookContainer}
WhenChanged : 28/06/2015 15:00:34
WhenCreated : 28/06/2015 15:00:17
WhenChangedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:00:34
WhenCreatedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:00:17
OrganizationId : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Organizations/YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com - EUR
PR07A003.prod.outlook.com/ConfigurationUnits/YsgolEiri
as.onmicrosoft.com/Configuration
Id : \stafflist.Resources
OriginatingServer : DB3PR07A003DC05.EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com
ObjectState : Unchanged
RunspaceId : 288fd62a-26f7-4db4-b4c8-ed27e2d23ee2
IsDefaultGlobalAddressList : False
Name : stafflist.Gal
RecipientFilter : MemberOfGroup -eq 'CN=stafflist,OU=YsgolEirias.onmicro
soft.com,OU=Microsoft Exchange Hosted Organizations,DC
=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com'
LdapRecipientFilter : (memberOf=CN=stafflist,OU=YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,
OU=Microsoft Exchange Hosted Organizations,DC=EURPR07A
003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com)
LastUpdatedRecipientFilter :
RecipientFilterApplied : False
IncludedRecipients :
ConditionalDepartment : {}
ConditionalCompany : {}
ConditionalStateOrProvince : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute1 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute2 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute3 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute4 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute5 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute6 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute7 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute8 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute9 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute10 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute11 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute12 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute13 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute14 : {}
ConditionalCustomAttribute15 : {}
RecipientContainer :
RecipientFilterType : Custom
Identity : \stafflist.Gal
IsValid : True
ExchangeVersion : 0.1 (8.0.535.0)
DistinguishedName : CN=stafflist.Gal,CN=All Global Address
Lists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=Configuration,CN=Y
sgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,CN=ConfigurationUnits,DC=EU
RPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outlook,DC=com
Guid : c14b7207-f8a5-4d22-a55e-7c6363e83468
ObjectCategory : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Configuration/Schema/Addr
ess-Book-Container
ObjectClass : {top, addressBookContainer}
WhenChanged : 28/06/2015 15:02:55
WhenCreated : 28/06/2015 15:02:47
WhenChangedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:02:55
WhenCreatedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:02:47
OrganizationId : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Microsoft Exchange
Hosted Organizations/YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com - EUR
PR07A003.prod.outlook.com/ConfigurationUnits/YsgolEiri
as.onmicrosoft.com/Configuration
Id : \stafflist.Gal
OriginatingServer : DB3PR07A003DC05.EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com
ObjectState : Unchanged
RunspaceId : 288fd62a-26f7-4db4-b4c8-ed27e2d23ee2
Server :
GeneratingMailbox :
AddressLists : {\stafflist.Gal}
Versions : {Version4}
IsDefault : False
PublicFolderDatabase :
PublicFolderDistributionEnabled : False
GlobalWebDistributionEnabled : True
WebDistributionEnabled : True
ShadowMailboxDistributionEnabled : False
UseE14SortOrder : False
UseE14SortOrderOrdinal : False
UseOrdinalSortedMultivaluedProperties : False
LastTouchedTime : 12/09/2016 10:36:42
LastRequestedTime : 07/09/2016 05:06:33
LastFailedTime :
LastNumberOfRecords : 19
HttpHomeMdbLastProcessedBucket : 305
LastGeneratingData : MailboxGuid:
24547483-7cba-4a94-898e-c63af04bafce;
DatabaseGuid:
94db5c81-b5a2-4022-82c1-a5eeaaad584b;
Server:
VI1PR0701MB2717.eurprd07.prod.outlook.com
MaxBinaryPropertySize : 32768
MaxMultivaluedBinaryPropertySize : 65536
MaxStringPropertySize : 3400
MaxMultivaluedStringPropertySize : 65536
ConfiguredAttributes : {OfficeLocation, ANR, ProxyAddresses, ANR,
PhoneticGivenName, ANR, GivenName, ANR...}
DiffRetentionPeriod : 30
Schedule : {Sun.05:00-Sun.05:15, Mon.05:00-Mon.05:15,
Tue.05:00-Tue.05:15, Wed.05:00-Wed.05:15...}
VirtualDirectories : {}
AdminDisplayName :
Identity : \stafflist.Oab
IsValid : True
ExchangeVersion : 0.20 (15.0.0.0)
Name : stafflist.Oab
DistinguishedName : CN=stafflist.Oab,CN=Offline Address
Lists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=Configura
tion,CN=YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com,CN=Config
urationUnits,DC=EURPR07A003,DC=prod,DC=outloo
k,DC=com
Guid : 11c5b2d6-afac-4f77-ad77-9539c37420b2
ObjectCategory : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Configuration/Sc
hema/ms-Exch-OAB
ObjectClass : {top, msExchOAB}
WhenChanged : 12/09/2016 10:36:46
WhenCreated : 28/06/2015 15:03:11
WhenChangedUTC : 12/09/2016 09:36:46
WhenCreatedUTC : 28/06/2015 14:03:11
OrganizationId : EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/Microsoft
Exchange Hosted
Organizations/YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com - E
URPR07A003.prod.outlook.com/ConfigurationUnit
s/YsgolEirias.onmicrosoft.com/Configuration
Id : \stafflist.Oab
OriginatingServer : DB3PR07A003DC05.EURPR07A003.prod.outlook.com
ObjectState : Unchanged
Thank You