[Guide] Microsoft Lync 2010 LyncAddContacts to add the same contacts to multiple users

  11:27 AM    Santosh

LyncAddContacts from Jeff Guillet


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  • The tool must be run on the Lync server from which you will export/import the data.

  • You must be a member of the CSAdministrator security group to run this tool. This group has rights to export and import contact groups and contacts to all users.

  • You must copy the DBIMPEXP.EXE tool from the Support folder on the Lync Server 2010 installation media to the same folder where the LyncAddContacts tool will be run.

  • You must have read, write and execute rights to the folder where the LyncAddContacts tool will be run.


LyncAddContacts uses the following syntax:


For enterprise Lync Server use below commands


1. Use the /backup switch to backup all user data to the specified filename. The following example backs up user data on a Lync Enterprise Edition server


cscript LyncAddContacts.vbs /backup backup.xml lync-sql-01

2. First, you must export the source user's contact groups and contacts. The following example exports this information from a user named "Santosh" on a Lync Enterprise Edition server:cscript LyncAddContacts.vbs santosh@lync.local lync-sql-013. for Lync Server Enterprise Edition you must add the SQL server used by the front-end pool. to import contacts, cscript LyncAddContacts.vbs /import "OU=Users,DC=lync,DC=local" lync-sql-01


For Standard Lync Server use below commands

1. Use the /backup switch to backup all user data to the specified filename. The following example backs up user data on a Lync Standard Edition server:

cscript LyncAddContacts.vbs /backup backup.xml lync-sql-01

2.The following example exports this information from a user named "Santosh" on a Lync Standard Edition server:

cscript LyncAddContacts.vbs santosh@lync.local lync-sql-01

3.you import the contact groups and contacts to either a single target user or a target Organizational Unit in your domain. The following example imports the data to a user named "Target" on a Lync Standard Edition server:

cscript LyncAddContacts.vbs /import traget@lync.local

4. The following example imports the same contact groups and contacts to all the SIP enabled users in the Users container in Active Directory:

CScript LyncAddContacts.vbs /import CN=Users,DC=Lync,DC=local