Powershell Commands and What They Do

Written by Allen White on February 15, 2011. Posted in Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, SBS2008/2011, Server 2008

Below you will find a list of powershell commands and a description of what they do.

Recipient management

Use these cmdlets to view, create, configure, and delete recipient objects.

Cmdlet	Description
Get-Contact	View information about specified contacts or retrieve a list of the contacts stored in your shared address book.
Set-Contact	Change the properties of an existing contact. Note: If you want to be able to send e-mail to a contact, use the *-MailContact cmdlets.
Get-DistributionGroup	View information about specified public groups or retrieve a list of the public groups stored in your shared address book. In Outlook Live, distribution groups are called “public groups”.
New-DistributionGroup	Create a public group.
Remove-DistributionGroup	Delete a public group.
Set-DistributionGroup	Change the properties of an existing public group.
Add-DistributionGroupMember	Add a recipient to an existing public group.
Get-DistributionGroupMember	View the members of an existing public group.
Remove-DistributionGroupMember	Delete a recipient from the membership of a public group.
Update-DistributionGroupMember	Overwrite the current membership of a distribution group.
Get-DynamicDistributionGroup	View the settings on an existing dynamic distribution group.
New-DynamicDistributionGroup	Create a dynamic distribution group whose members are programmatically calculated.
Remove-DynamicDistributionGroup	Delete a dynamic distribution group.
Set-DynamicDistributionGroup	Change the properties of an existing dynamic distribution group.
Get-Group	View all public groups configured for your organization. Note: Although you can view the security groups configured for you in the datacenter, you can’t create additional security groups.
Set-Group	Change the properties of a public group in your organization. Note: Use the -DistributionGroup or -DynamicDistributionGroup cmdlets to manage public groups.
Get-LinkedUser	View information about a linked user account. Linked user accounts are used for authentication in cross-premises scenarios and with Exchange Recipient Management Web Services. A local Windows account can be linked to an external user or a certificate.
Set-LinkedUser	Change the properties of a linked user account.
Get-Mailbox	View information about users who have a Windows Live ID in your organization and receive e-mail in an Outlook Live mailbox.
New-Mailbox	Create a new user in your organization who has a mailbox in Outlook Live.
Remove-Mailbox	Delete a mailbox. The contents of the mailbox and the corresponding Windows Live ID are also deleted.
Set-Mailbox	Change the settings of an existing mailbox.
Get-MailboxPlan	View information about the mailbox plans available to your organization and their settings. A mailbox plan is a user provisioning template.
Set-MailboxPlan	Change the display name of a mailbox plan, or set an alternative mailbox plan as the default.
Get-MailContact	View information about a specified external contact or contacts.
New-MailContact	Create a shared address book listing for an external contact.
Remove-MailContact	Delete a contact from the shared address book.
Set-MailContact	Change the settings of an existing external contact.
Get-MailUser	View information about a user who has a Windows Live ID in your organization and receives e-mail at an external e-mail address.
New-MailUser	Create a new user in your organization and specify an external e-mail address.
Remove-MailUser	Delete a user who receives e-mail at an external address.
Set-MailUser	Change the settings of a user who receives e-mail at an external address.
Get-User	View information about a user who has a Windows Live ID in your organization.
Set-User	Change the properties of an existing user account.

Domain management

Use these cmdlets to view and configure settings that affect everyone in your domain.

Cmdlet	Description
Set-AcceptedDomain	Configure the settings for an accepted domain that you have enrolled with Outlook Live.
Get-RemoteDomain	View the configuration information for all remote domains or for a specific remote domain.
New-RemoteDomain	Create a new remote domain entry so that you can configure message formatting and policy for messages sent to that domain.
Remove-RemoteDomain	Remove a remote domain entry.
Set-RemoteDomain	Configure the message formatting and policy settings for an existing remote domain entry.
Get-TransportConfig	View transport configuration settings such as the language in which Delivery Status Notifications (DSN) are sent.
Set-TransportConfig	Change transport configuration settings such as DSN language.

Permissions

Use these cmdlets to view, assign, and remove the permissions delegated to users in your domain.

Cmdlet	Description
Add-MailboxFolderPermission	Grant a user permission to access a folder in another user’s mailbox. For example, you can give a user permission to manage another user’s calendar. The target folder is specified in this format: alias:\foldername.
Get-MailboxFolderPermission	View the permissions that are assigned to a specific folder in a user’s mailbox.
Remove-MailboxFolderPermission	Remove permissions from a user to remove access to a specific folder in another user’s mailbox.
Get-ManagementRole	View the management roles available in your organization.
New-ManagementRole	Create a new management role that is based on an existing role.
Remove-ManagementRole	Remove a management role. You can only remove roles that you have created. You can’t remove the built-in roles.
Get-ManagementRoleAssignment	View the management roles currently assigned to a specific user.
New-ManagementRoleAssignment	Assign a new management role to a user.
Remove-ManagementRoleAssignment	Remove a management role from a user.
Set-ManagementRoleAssignment	Change the settings of a management role assignment, such as the associated management scope.
Add-ManagementRoleEntry	Add access to a specific cmdlet and parameters to an existing management role.
Get-ManagementRoleEntry	View the cmdlets and parameters available to an existing management role.
Remove-ManagementRoleEntry	Remove access to a cmdlet from an existing management role.
Set-ManagementRoleEntry	Add or remove access to a parameter.
Get-ManagementScope	View the management scopes defined for your organization. A management scope determines the objects that are available to a user. For example, the management scope for a typical user is limited to his or her account. The management scope for an organization administrator is all objects in the domain.
New-ManagementScope	Define a new management scope.
Remove-ManagementScope	Remove a management scope. You can only remove management scopes that you defined.
Set-ManagementRoleEntry	Add or remove access to a parameter.
Set-ManagementScope	Change the definition for an existing management scope.

Policy

Use these cmdlets to view and establish policies that determine how e-mail sent to or from your domain is processed and to control how users connect to their mailboxes.

Cmdlet	Description
Get-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy	View the policies that can be applied to Exchange ActiveSync devices connected to mailboxes in your organization and the settings configured for those policies.
New-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy	Create a new policy that can be applied to mailboxes in your organization to enforce the settings of connected Exchange ActiveSync devices.
Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy	Remove an existing Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy.
Set-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy	Configure the settings of an existing policy that is applied to mailboxes in your organization to enforce the settings of connected Exchange ActiveSync devices.
Get-OWAMailboxPolicy	View the policies that can be applied to mailboxes that connect by using Outlook Web App and the settings configured for those policies.
New-OWAMailboxPolicy	Create a new policy that can be applied to mailboxes in your organization to enforce the settings of Outlook Web App connections.
Remove-OWAMailboxPolicy	Remove an existing policy that is used to enforce the settings of Outlook Web App connections.
Set-OwaMailboxPolicy	Configure the settings of an existing policy that is applied to mailboxes in your organization to enforce the settings of Outlook Web App connections.
Add-SupervisionListEntry	Add an entry to the Allow list or Reject list of a specified user.
Get-SupervisionListEntry	View the Allow entry and Reject entry defined for a specified user.
Remove-SupervisionListEntry	Remove an entry from a specified user’s Allow list or Reject list.
Get-SupervisionPolicy	View the settings of the supervision policies for your organization.
Set-SupervisionPolicy	Configure the settings of a supervision policy.

Reporting and troubleshooting

Use these cmdlets to view configuration settings and statistics for your domain.

Cmdlet	Description
Get-ActiveSyncDeviceStatistics	View the list of mobile phones configured to synchronize with a specified user’s mailbox and synchronization statistics for each device. The information returned includes statistics such as the last time synchronization was attempted and the device identification.
Get-AdminAuditLogConfig	View configuration settings for the current administrator audit logging.
Set-AdminAuditLogConfig	Configure the settings for administrator audit logging. You can specify the cmdlets for which you want to track usage.
Get-LogonStatistics	View information about open logon sessions to a specified mailbox, such as user name, logon time, and last access time. A user must sign out to close a logon session; therefore multiple sessions may appear for users who just close their browser.
Get-MailboxStatistics	View information about a specified mailbox, such as the size of the mailbox, the number of messages it contains, and the last time that it was accessed.
Get-MessageLatencyReport	Generate and view a report of message latency metrics for a specific date range.
Get-Recipient	View information about recipients of all types in your organization. Results returned include mailboxes, mail users, contacts, public groups, and dynamic distribution groups.
Get-ThrottlingPolicy	View information about the limits for concurrent connections per protocol for your organization.
Get-TransportConfig	View transport settings, such as message size limits.
Test-ExchangeSearch	Test to verify that Exchange Search is enabled and is indexing new e-mail messages in a timely manner for a specified mailbox. Exchange Search indexes new e-mail messages as they arrive to speed up user searches for messages containing specific words or phrases.
Test-MAPIConnectivity	Test to verify that a specified mailbox can connect by using the MAPI protocol, which is used by Microsoft Office Outlook.

Client access settings

Use these cmdlets to configure and control how users access Outlook Live.

Cmdlet	Description
Clear-ActiveSyncDevice	Clear the contents of a mobile device that is using Exchange ActiveSync to connect to a mailbox in your organization. This command is typically used when a device is lost or stolen.
Get-ActiveSyncDevice	View a list of mobile devices that are using Exchange ActiveSync to connect to mailboxes in your organization.
Remove-ActiveSyncDevice	Remove an Exchange ActiveSync connection for a mobile device from a mailbox. You have to know the name of the mobile device and the user’s mailbox.
Get-CASMailbox	View the protocols that are enabled for client connections for one or more mailboxes in your organization.
Set-CASMailbox	Configure the client access connection protocols that are enabled for a specific mailbox.
Get-CASMailboxPlan	View the default client access settings that are applied to new mailboxes in your organization.
Get-HotmailSubsciption	View the settings of a Hotmail subscription that is configured for a specified mailbox.
New-HotmailSubscription	Add a Hotmail subscription to a mailbox for e-mail aggregation. You have to know the Windows Live ID and password for the Hotmail account, but if you have that information, you can create a subscription on behalf of another user.
Set-HotmailSubscription	Change the settings of a Hotmail subscription that is configured for a specified mailbox.
Get-PopSubscription	View the POP subscription information for a specified mailbox. Use this command to help troubleshoot POP connection problems for users.
New-PopSubscription	Add a POP subscription to a mailbox for external e-mail aggregation. You have to know the user name and password for the POP account, but if you have that information, you can create a subscription on behalf of another user.
Set-PopSubscription	Configure the settings of a POP subscription for a mailbox.
Get-Subscription	View external e-mail account subscriptions for a specified mailbox. Use this command when you are unsure of what kind of subscription a user has configured.
New-Subscription	Add a subscription to a mailbox for external e-mail aggregation. This command tries to automatically configure settings for an account without your having to specify the connection protocol.
Remove-Subscription	Remove a subscription to an external e-mail account from a user’s mailbox.

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Allen White

Allen is an IT Consultant and holds the following accreditations. MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, CCA, CCSP, VCP 4,5, 6 and HP ASE, AIS - Network Infrastructure.