Hi, What you can do is to rehome the mailbox. Example: Get-mailbox USER | Set-Mailbox -Database "New Database"Martina Miskovic

I'm recovering my Exchange 2010 in a lab environment. I'm having a problem with a Windows accounts that had a mailbox in my previous lab environment for exchange. In my new environment I've re-installed Exchange 2010 and now I'm trying to create a mailbox for an account that had a mailbox in my old Exchange environment. In my new environment I'm unable to create a new mailbox for an account that had a mailbox in my previous environment. When I try to create a new mailbox the account does not show up in the list of existing from which I can create a mailbox for. I've also tried to move the mailbox for te old account to a new mailbox database. When I try this I get an Access Denied message. Using EMC I right click and select properties on the account that is shown in EMC it shows that the mailbox is not assigned to a mailbox database. How do I change the mailbox attribute for the Windows account to show that the mailbox is in a mailbox database that recently created. I've tried the using the followin command: Remove-Mailbox -Identity domain\user When I try the above command I get an Access Denied message. I've also tried to use the local move request also and continue to get the same message. I've also tried the remove the Windows account in an effort to create a new Windows account and therefore creating a new mailbox. But I'm unable to remove the account. I get an ACCESS Denied message. How do I solve my problem? Thanks

Hi, What you can do is to rehome the mailbox. Example: Get-mailbox USER | Set-Mailbox -Database "New Database"Martina Miskovic

Thanks for the help. that worked just fine. However during the rehome process I received a message that the mailbox was in an inconsistent state and that the content may be inaccessible which I'm OK with. However, I'd like to start with an empty mailbox, how can I accomplish this. Or is this an issue for me? Thanks

Hi, Now when you have rehomed the mailbox, you should be able to disconnect the mailbox. Disable-Mailbox User That will delete all Exhange attributes on the mailbox. Martina Miskovic

When I try to the Disconnect-Mailbox -User domain\user command the system displays: the command is not regconized. Do I have the format correct. Thanks

Whops, I typed the wrong command. It should be disable-mailbox and not disconnect-mailbox. Sorry about that! Example: disable-mailbox -id USERNAME Martina Miskovic

Thanks, that worked just fine.