{"id":639,"date":"2010-05-14T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainlitter.itgroove.net\/2010\/05\/14\/deleting-an-exchange-2007-2010-mailbox-without-deleting-the-active-directory-user-account\/"},"modified":"2010-05-14T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-14T17:20:00","slug":"deleting-an-exchange-2007-2010-mailbox-without-deleting-the-active-directory-user-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2010\/05\/14\/deleting-an-exchange-2007-2010-mailbox-without-deleting-the-active-directory-user-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Deleting an Exchange 2007\/2010 Mailbox WITHOUT deleting the Active Directory user account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClassA6B3AFD327914CC68CDB04AB86835F15\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">This from the Office Neeter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>Deleting an Exchange 2007\/2010 Mailbox WITHOUT deleting the Active Directory user account <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Back in the old days, you could delete an Active Directory user account in the ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers) console, and you would be prompted whether or not you wanted to delete or keep the mailbox. Also, in Exchange System Manager (Exchange 2003), you could &#8216;disconnect&#8217; a mailbox, without having to delete the AD (Active Directory) user account. With Exchange 2007\/2010, it is no longer the case. Not only ha Microsoft divided the administration into 2 consoles (ADUC <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">AND<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> Exchange Management Console), if you try and &#8216;Remove&#8217; a mailbox in Exchange Management Console, it <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">WILL<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> also delete the user account. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/051510_0405_DeletinganE1.png\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/051510_0405_DeletinganE2.png\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">The appropriate method now for removing a mailbox (in Exchange Management Console), but keep the AD account, is to &#8216;Disable&#8217; the mailbox. Disabling the mailbox will remove Exchange attributes and disconnect the mailbox from the AD user account. The user account will remain intact in Active Directory, and the disconnected mailbox will be purged after the mailbox retention period expires. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/051510_0405_DeletinganE3.png\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/brainlitterarchive\/Lists\/Photos\/051510_0405_DeletinganE4.png\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">You can also use the &#8216;Disable-Mailbox&#8217; command in the &#8216;Exchange PowerShell&#8217;. <a href=\"http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa997210.aspx\">http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa997210.aspx<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This from the Office Neeter. \u00a0 Deleting an Exchange 2007\/2010 Mailbox WITHOUT deleting the Active Directory user account \u00a0 Back in the old days, you could delete an Active Directory user account in the ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers) console, and you would be prompted whether or not you wanted to delete or keep &hellip; 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