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10.03.2005 at 10:56AM PDT, ID: 21582205
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Exchange 2003 - Disable exiting user's User Account; what happens to Mailbox?

Asked by techleet in Exchange Email Server

Tags: exchange, disable, 2003, account, mailbox

Hi Guys,

I'm not exactly an Exchange newbie -- i've been administering servers on and off for about 6 years -- but I have no formal training and I'm clueless as to how little or how much I actually *know* about Exchange in general.  I'm missing things here!

Here's my problem.  I have a user who just left the company.  I disabled his Domain Account (Win2k3 domain), but I want to keep his mailbox around for a couple months, just in case the Manager wants to grab some info.  Now Veritas Backup Exec is whining "Directory not found. Cannot backup directory" on that mailbox.  I assume this means there has to be a user account assigned to that particular mailbox.

How do I resolve this, and what are your own personal protocols for dealing with exiting employees and their mailboxes?  Best Practices?  Etc?

Again, please forgive my ignorance.

Thanks! :)Start Free Trial
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Zone: Exchange Email Server
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