What is the required group type for the Managers group when initially created?

When creating a Managers group in a Windows server environment, the required group type is a distribution group. Distribution groups are utilized primarily for email and can be used to send emails to a group of users without granting permissions to resources. They do not require specific permissions or security settings, making them suitable for scenarios where the primary function is communication rather than resource access control.

In contrast, other group types, such as security groups, are designed to manage permissions and access rights to various resources within a domain. For organizational purposes, if the Managers group were meant to control access to certain resources or perform specific security functions, a security group would be more appropriate. However, for general communication purposes, especially in contexts where the primary role of the group is to facilitate information sharing, a distribution group suffices.

Therefore, if the Managers group is intended simply to gather users for email communication and does not need to manage resource access, the distribution group type is indeed the correct choice.