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Please Verify This Exchange 2007 Shell Command
Posted on 2012-12-24
We want to empty a specific user's mailbox on our Exchange 2007 server.
I believe the proper shell command would be:
Get-Mailbox "username" -DeleteContent
Where "username" is obviously the username of the person involved.
Is this command correct? We want the mailbox to still exist; we just want to clear out all outlook data in it.
Thank you!
I believe the proper shell command would be:
Get-Mailbox "username" -DeleteContent
Where "username" is obviously the username of the person involved.
Is this command correct? We want the mailbox to still exist; we just want to clear out all outlook data in it.
Thank you!
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That's correct. To verify if that mailbox still exist run this:
get-mailbox -Identity "username" | fl
then
Get-Mailbox "username" -DeleteContent WhatIf
get-mailbox -Identity "username" | fl
then
Get-Mailbox "username" -DeleteContent WhatIf
You have to Export the data to a PST
Export-Mailbox –Identity user@domain.com -DeleteContent -PSTFolderPath "\\server\folder\pstfile.p
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvradminlegacy/thread/58fe9f8d-565c-474b-a8e1-90b2ed7c946f
or else simply Export all data to PST and then disable Mailbox and create a new mailbox
- Rancy
Export-Mailbox –Identity user@domain.com -DeleteContent -PSTFolderPath "\\server\folder\pstfile.p
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvradminlegacy/thread/58fe9f8d-565c-474b-a8e1-90b2ed7c946f
or else simply Export all data to PST and then disable Mailbox and create a new mailbox
- Rancy
sturgeontire: Have you tried the command as far as i know this cannot delete any content in the Mailbox please if you can confirm
- Rancy
- Rancy
Hi Rancy,
I will try it and let you know - may not be until later as I am busy with other stuff and wanted to get the command out of the way.
J.
I will try it and let you know - may not be until later as I am busy with other stuff and wanted to get the command out of the way.
J.
The reason i say is cause Get-Mailbox simply gives you Attribute information and not Mailbox data information so i dont think its that simple with Exchange 2007 whereas in Exchange 2010 you have the Search-Mailbox but Export-Mailbox in Exchnage 2007 cant be run from the Exchange server .... one would need to install tools on some client machine and work so a BIG headache in a way
Get-Mailbox
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676556(v=EXCHG.80).aspx
- Rancy
Get-Mailbox
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676556(v=EXCHG.80).aspx
- Rancy
Rancy - the original command I asked about did not work because -DeleteContent caused an error.
I tried your suggestion, but after entering it, I get a ">>" prompt that appears to want more input.
I've just been advised to delete the user anyway, but I would like to get this to work for future reference (throw it in my procedure file).
Thanks for your help.
I tried your suggestion, but after entering it, I get a ">>" prompt that appears to want more input.
I've just been advised to delete the user anyway, but I would like to get this to work for future reference (throw it in my procedure file).
Thanks for your help.
So firstly you marked the solution to wrong post and quiet quickly :( (So you should ideally hit Request Attention)
Look as i said you can get the data to a PST normally and then do a Disable and New mailbox ........... also as i said this cant be done from Exchange Shell on the server ....... you have to install Exchange Management tools on a 32 bit client and then run from there
How to Export and Import mailboxes to PST files in Exchange 2007 SP1
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2007/04/13/3401913.aspx
- Rancy
"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"
Look as i said you can get the data to a PST normally and then do a Disable and New mailbox ........... also as i said this cant be done from Exchange Shell on the server ....... you have to install Exchange Management tools on a 32 bit client and then run from there
How to Export and Import mailboxes to PST files in Exchange 2007 SP1
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2007/04/13/3401913.aspx
- Rancy
"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"
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