20.5 Remove-DRARemoteMailbox

Synopsis

Removes an on-premises object specified by the Identifier parameter as well as the associated mailbox from the cloud-based service.

Syntax

Remove-DRARemoteMailbox -Domain <String> -Identifier <String> [-DRARestServer <String>] [-DRARestPort <Int32>] -IgnoreCertificateErrors <SwitchParameter>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-Timeout <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Use the Remove-DRARemoteMailbox cmdlet to:

  • Remove an on-premises user account and the associated mailbox from the cloud-based service. The requesting user must have the Delete User power.

  • Remove an on-premises object and the associated shared mailbox from the cloud-based service. The requesting user must have the Delete Shared Mailbox power.

If the Recycle Bin is enabled for the domain, the specified account is moved to the Recycle Bin. Otherwise, it is removed permanently. To restore the account, use the Restore-DRAUser cmdlet.

Parameters

Attribute / Description

Parameters / Values

Required

Position

Default Value

Accept Pipeline input?

Accept wildcard characters?

Identifier <String>

The distinguished name of an existing Active Directory object.

true

named

true (ByPropertyName)

false

Domain <String>

The domain of the object in FQDN format. For example: mydomain.corp

true

named

 

true (ByPropertyName)

false

DRARestServer [<String>]

The name of the computer running the DRA Rest Service. The requested DRA operation will execute on this server. If the parameter is not specified, the value defaults to 'localhost'.

false

named

 

true (ByPropertyName

false

DRARESTPort [<Int32>]

The port where the DRA REST Service listens for requests. If the parameter is not specified, the value defaults to 8755.

false

named

8755

true (ByPropertyName

false

IgnoreCertificateErrors [<SwitchParameter>]

Allows the request to bypass any SSL certificate errors, such as the InvalidOperation error that occurs when the REST Service is bound to a self-signed certificate.

false

named

false

false

Force [<SwitchParameter>]

Suppresses any request for user input and supplies a 'yes' response. For example: -Force with a delete request will perform the delete without presenting the confirmation request to the user.

false

named

 

false

false

Timeout [<Int32>]

The number of seconds to wait before the request to the DRA REST server times out. To specify an infinite timeout, you can set this parameter to -1.

false

named

100 seconds

true (ByPropertyName)

false

<CommonParameters>

Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see About CommonParameters.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:For more information, type "Get-Help Remove-DRARemoteMailbox -detailed". For technical information, type "Get-Help Remove-DRARemoteMailbox -full".

Example 20-15 1

PS C:\>Remove-DRARemoteMailbox -Domain MyDomain.corp -Identifier "CN=MyUser,OU=MyOU,DC=MyDomain,DC=corp"

This example removes the user account named MyUser from MyDomain.corp and the associated mailbox from the cloud-based service. The identifier contains the distinguished name for the user. If the Recycle Bin is enabled for the domain, the user account is moved to the Recycle Bin and the licenses associated with the user account are also removed. If the Recycle Bin is not enabled, the user account is removed permanently. The removal of the mailbox from the service is not immediate and depends on the directory synchronization schedule.

Example 20-16 2

PS C:\>Remove-DRARemoteMailbox -Domain MyDomain.corp -Identifier "CN=SMB,OU=MyOU,DC=MyDomain,DC=lab"

This example removes the on-premises object named SMB and the associated shared mailbox from the cloud-based service. The identifier contains the distinguished name for the remote shared mailbox. If the Recycle Bin is enabled for the domain, the remote shared mailbox is moved to the Recycle Bin. Otherwise, it is removed permanently.