Change DistributionGroup Settings Remote Domain

I am running a script that connects to a remote exchange computer in another domain and sets an attribute on a Distribution Group. When I run the lines of code manually in an Exchange PowerShell window on my machine, it runs as expected. Then when I run it in a script that calls the same remote PowerShell, it errors for what seems to be authentication.

Script that I am running:

# Create Variables
Set-Variable -Name Sam
Set-Variable -Name DisplayName
Set-Variable -Name TADServer 
Set-Variable -Name SADServer 
Set-Variable -Name SourceCred
Set-Variable -Name TargetCred
Set-Variable -Name EmailAddresses
Set-Variable -Name Attribute7 
Set-Variable -Name Session

# Clear Variables
Clear-Variable Sam
Clear-Variable DisplayName
Clear-Variable TADServer 
Clear-Variable SADServer 
Clear-Variable SourceCred
Clear-Variable TargetCred
Clear-Variable EmailAddresses
Clear-Variable Attribute7 
Clear-Variable Session

#Set Inital Variable Value
$TADServer = "Target DC FQDN"
$SADServer = "Source DC FQDN"

#Input Creditials for Source Active Directory
Write-Host = "Requesting Credentials for Source Active Directory."
$SourceCred = Get-Credential

#Input Creditials for Target Active Directory
#Write-Host = "Requesting Credentials for Target Active Directory."
#$TargetCred = Get-Credential



Import-Csv 'Path to CSV File' | ForEach-Object {

    # Connect Remote Exchange PowerShell Session
  Write-Host "Connecting to Remote Exchange Server"
  Enter-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri http://FQDN/powershell -Authentication Kerberos -Credential $SourceCred
    Write-Host "Connected to the Remote Exchange Server"
  Start-Sleep 10

    # Set Variables for Remote PowerShell Session
  $SADServer = "Source DC FQDN"
  $Attribute7 = "NoSyncO365"
    $DisplayName = $_."DisplayName"
    Write-Host "Importing Distribution Group: " $DisplayName
  $Sam = $_."SamAccountName"
  $EmailAddresses = $_."EmailAddresses"
    
    # Set Source Distribution Group extensionAttribute7 to Not Sync with O365
  Set-DistributionGroup $Sam -DomainController $SADServer -customAttribute7 $null
    Set-DistributionGroup $Sam -DomainController $SADServer -customAttribute7 $Attribute7
  Exit-PSSession
    Write-Host "Disonnected from the Remote Exchange Server"
  
  # Run AD Sync to remove Legacy User
    ADSync-Delta
  Start-Sleep -Seconds 120


    # Import Data to Target AD Distribution Group
  Enable-DistributionGroup -Identity $DisplayName
    Set-DistributionGroup $Sam -DomainController $TADServer -EmailAddresses $EmailAddresses
    Set-DistributionGroup $Sam -DomainController $TADServer -customAttribute7 $null
  
    ADSync-Delta
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 120

}

Can you post the actual error?

The error that I get is below:

An Active Directory error 0x52 occurred when trying to check the suitability of server ‘Source AD FQDN’. Error: 'Active directory response: A

local error occurred.'
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:slight_smile: [Set-DistributionGroup], SuitabilityDirectoryException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=CAS1601,RequestId=ded099e1-575e-45c8-946d-70d3f363c463,TimeStamp=4/2/2020 5:02:42 PM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-Suitabi
lityDirectoryException] C37AB760,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.SetDistributionGroup
+ PSComputerName : ‘Target Exchange FQDN’

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https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2265511-change-distributiongroup-settings-remote-domain

 

Please check these links.

http://email-converter-tools.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-permanent-resolve-for-microsoft.html

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4093253/active-directory-error-0x52-exchange-server-2016-cu8-7-edge-role-insta

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/7023c6e4-74cc-457b-b964-8e1befa754af/exchange-2016-cu11-install-error-an-active-directory-error-0x52-occurred-when-trying-to-check-the?forum=Exch2016SD

 

Can you try specifying the server to authenticate against? The issue seems to be with the user account or domain/dc.

Please let me know if it helps.