Using the Management Chain List Tool

The Management Chain List tool requires a MAPI profile to report on the management chain list. If no profile is specified, the tool uses the default profile created by your e-mail application. As shown below, you can also create your profile by using the Control Panel.

To create a new MAPI profile

In the Control Panel, double-click the Mail icon.

Select the Services tab, and then select Microsoft Exchange Server from the list.

Choose Show Profiles.

Tool Syntax

To use this tool, you can provide optional blanks between options and their values (for example, /pProfile). Remember to use double quotation marks when you type values that contain blanks.

In addition to using the command-line syntax noted below, you can also obtain this information by typing MGNTLIST /? at the command prompt. Following is the typical syntax usage for the Management Chain List tool.

MGNTLIST [/p Profile] [/s Server] [/i Site] [/e Enterprise] Name [Name]...

Parameters

Profile — MAPI profile name (default = Default profile)
Server — Server to log on to (default = Local server)
Site — Site to log on to
Enterprise — Enterprise to log on to
Name — The display or e-mail alias name to search on managers for Server, Site, and Enterprise are ignored if a profile has been provided.

Output Format

The Display Name, Alias, Title, Department, and Phone [or Phone2] are listed for the user, the user's manager, the second-level manager, and so on.

If a manager's display name is missing within the Microsoft Exchange global address list (GAL), an error message is generated as part of the formatted management chain list.

The Management Chain List tool runs only through a command line.

"MGNTLIST name" logs on by using the default profile.
"MGNTLIST /pProfile name" uses the specified profile (and ignores any other switches).
"MGNTLIST /sServer name" uses the "MGNTLIST" profile to log on to the System Attendant. If the MGNTLIST profile exists, it will be used. Otherwise, a profile with this name will be automatically created and used.

The tool uses an upper boundary of 20 levels to prevent an infinite loop in finding users who report to themselves. Although this number is arbitrary, it should not create a problem because the management hierarchy for most users is rarely above 8 to 10 levels.