This script removes HealthMailbox or SystemMailbox accounts in MESO container that are lacking a mailbox database attribute.
This script removes Active Directory objects for HealthMailboxes or SystemMailboxes in the Microsoft Exchange System Objects (MESO) container that do not have a homeMDB attribute set.
Run the script with -WhatIf parameter to check objects first.
Ensure that the account executing the script has delete permission on the target domain's MESO container.
The default Active Directory domain path to query
Remove Boxes that have an empty database attribute
Remove SystemBoxes that have an empty database attribute
This script utilizes the GlobalFunctions PowerShell module. This module needs to be installed first.
Read more here: http://bit.ly/GlobalFunctions
.\Remove-OrphanedMailboxAccounts.ps1 -SystemMailbox -WhatIfPerform a WhatIf run in preparation to removing SystemMailboxes having an empty database attribute, using the default domain set in the param section.
.\Remove-OrphanedMailboxAccounts.ps1 -HealthMailboxRemove HealthMailbox(es) having an empty database attribute, using the default domain set in the param section.
.\Remove-OrphanedMailboxAccounts.ps1 -Domain 'DC=VARUNAGROUP,DC=DE' -HealthMailboxRemove HealthMailbox(es) having an empty database attribute in the AD domain varunagroup.de
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