Deleting Exchange Mailboxes

Using Softerra Adaxes, you can delete Exchange mailboxes for Active Directory users.

To delete Exchange mailboxes you need to have the 'Write Exchange Attributes' permission. This permission is granted by the built-in 'Exchange Recipient Manager' Security Role.

To delete Exchange mailboxes:

Using Adaxes Administration Console

Launch the Adaxes Administration Console.
In the Console Tree, expand your service node (the icon represents service nodes).
Expand Active Directory / <domain>.

Select users, for which you want to delete mailboxes, right-click, point to Exchange Tasks, and click Delete Mailbox.

	Tip
	If the Exchange Tasks submenu is not available, it means that Microsoft Exchange is not installed in the AD domain, where the selected users are located.

	Tip
	This command is available for users who have mailboxes. For multiple selections this command is always available, however, the operation will fail for users without mailboxes.

In the Delete Mailbox dialog that opens, click OK.
The results of the mailbox deletion will be displayed. Click Close.

Using Adaxes Web Interface

Log in to the Adaxes Web Interface.
Click the Browsing tab in the top navigational menu.
Click the domain that contains users, for which you want to delete mailboxes, and then select their location.
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Click Browse above the list of managed domains and select the container in which the users you need are located.

In the list of AD objects, check the users you need, click Exchange Tasks in the On Selection menu and select the Delete Mailbox command.

	Tip
	If the Exchange Tasks submenu is not available, it means that Microsoft Exchange is not installed in the AD domain, where the selected users are located.

	Tip
	This command is available for users who have mailboxes. For multiple selections this command is always available, however, the operation will fail for users without mailboxes.

Click OK.

	Note
When you delete a mailbox using Softerra Adaxes, the mailbox is not immediately marked for deletion. It will be marked for future deletion during automatic database maintenance performed by Exchange. To speed up this procedure, you need to run the Mailbox Cleanup Agent (Exchange 2003) or execute the Clean-MailboxDatabase Powershell cmdlet (Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010). Mailboxes will be deleted in 30 days after they were marked for deletion. During this period you can reconnect the mailbox, if necessary.

Note

When you delete a mailbox using Softerra Adaxes, the mailbox is not immediately marked for deletion. It will be marked for future deletion during automatic database maintenance performed by Exchange. To speed up this procedure, you need to run the Mailbox Cleanup Agent (Exchange 2003) or execute the Clean-MailboxDatabase Powershell cmdlet (Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010). Mailboxes will be deleted in 30 days after they were marked for deletion. During this period you can reconnect the mailbox, if necessary.

Deleting Exchange Mailboxes

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