cbass
Mon Jun 30 08:59:02 CDT 2008
Thanks Tushar, the csvde did it!
"Tushar Shah" wrote:
> On Jun 28, 1:59 am, "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcolive...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Possibly a user with Exchange Attributes without a mailbox.
> >
> >
http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/10/13/429192.aspx
> >
> > --
> > John Oliver, Jr
> > MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> > Exchange MVP 2008
> > Microsoft Certified Partner
> >
> > "cbass" <cb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:1175AE47-2C9F-485C-8427-941479331F25@microsoft.com...
> >
> > >I did a search in ADUC for Exchange 2003 mailboxes and the only ones that
> > > come up are the "SystemMailboxes". Everything else is showing as being on
> > > my
> > > new exchange 2007 server.
> >
> > > "John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > >> Use Active Directory Users & Computer Snap Find from the Action menu to
> > >> search for mailboxes on your Exchange 2003 Server.
> >
> > >> --
> > >> John Oliver, Jr
> > >> MCSE, MCT, CCNA
> > >> Exchange MVP 2008
> > >> Microsoft Certified Partner
> >
> > >> "cbass" <cb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >>news:29B8561A-BE7B-4C32-ABA8-C17909BBEE45@microsoft.com...
> > >> >I am in the last phase of decomissioning exchange 2003 from my 2007
> > >> >Exchange
> > >> > environment. I am trying to remove exchange 2003 from add/remove
> > >> > programs
> > >> > but receive the error "one or more users currently use a mailbox store
> > >> > on
> > >> > the
> > >> > server". I checked in AD and in Exchange 2003's system manager and the
> > >> > only
> > >> > mailboxes that are in 03 are the SystemMailboxes. Any ideas? If
> > >> > anything,
> > >> > is it necessary to do the Add/Remove program removal for Exchange 2003
> > >> > since
> > >> > the server will be formatted anyways?
>
> Lets do a simple test to check do you actually have a mailbox on your
> Exchange Server.
> 1. You would have to install Windows Support tools (on your DC /
> Exchange server)
> 2. Run the cmd csvde -f >C:\ADUC.csv
> 3. open the ADUC.csv in Excel sheet.
> 4. Search for the column homeMDB or msExchHomeServerName - if any of
> this matches your old server - search for another attribute
> DistinguishedName.
> 5. If you were lucky then you would find another mailbox (apart from
> SMTP, System, System Attendant) - go and remove attributes.
> 6. Try uninstalling Now.
>
> OR you could try to go down to Open ADSIEdit.msc and go to below path.
>
>
> Configuration -> CN=Services -> CN=Microsoft Exchange -> CN=<ORG Name>
> -> CN=Administrative Groups -> CN= <Admin Group Name> -> CN=<Server
> Name> -> CN=InformationStore,CN -> CN=<Storage Group Name> ->
>
> Check all the mailbox stores one by one like this.
>
> Right click on CN=<Mailbox Store> & select properties. Find an
> attribute homeMDBBL check the value of it. Values shouldnâ??t contain
> any user mailbox (except SMTP, SystemMailbox & System Attendance)
>