> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to create an exchange mailbox from active directory by adding
> the following attributes in AD user profile.
>
> homeMDB, legacyExchangeDN, mail,mailNickname, mDBUseDefaults,
> msExchHomeServerName,proxyAddresses,targetAddress
> and,msExchMailboxGuid
>
> This approach works. However,  I had to pre-generate the msExchMailboxGuid 
> using the microsoft Exchange Mailbox Guid generator.  However, I need to
> create hundereds of mailboxes and I would like to know if there is anyway to
> force exchange to generate the GUID number automatically even if I am
> creating the mailboxes via AD.
> If that is not possible, is there a way to auto-generate the GUID number via
> some library call on the fly [from perl preferably].
>
> I am new to exchange and would love to know if this is even the right
> approach.
> Please understand, the mailboxes are managed based on flags created on an
> external data sources and I am sort of forced to do this project using a perl
> script (Net::LDAP)
>
> I look forward to hear your solutions.
>
>
>
>

"kelly" wrote:

> I am not sure I understand completely.
>
> If your process works as far as exchange is concerned, then sending an
> email to the mailbox or the user logging in should create the mailbox
> for you(with a GUID).
>
> Kelly
>
>
> yekolo wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am trying to create an exchange mailbox from active directory by adding
> > the following attributes in AD user profile.
> >
> > homeMDB, legacyExchangeDN, mail,mailNickname, mDBUseDefaults,
> > msExchHomeServerName,proxyAddresses,targetAddress
> > and,msExchMailboxGuid
> >
> > This approach works. However,  I had to pre-generate the msExchMailboxGuid 
> > using the microsoft Exchange Mailbox Guid generator.  However, I need to
> > create hundereds of mailboxes and I would like to know if there is anyway to
> > force exchange to generate the GUID number automatically even if I am
> > creating the mailboxes via AD.
> > If that is not possible, is there a way to auto-generate the GUID number via
> > some library call on the fly [from perl preferably].
> >
> > I am new to exchange and would love to know if this is even the right
> > approach.
> > Please understand, the mailboxes are managed based on flags created on an
> > external data sources and I am sort of forced to do this project using a perl
> > script (Net::LDAP)
> >
> > I look forward to hear your solutions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

> Thanks Kelly for replying.
>
> I am not sure what you mean by sending email to the mailbox should create
> the mailbox. Please elaborate.
>
> What I am trying to do is, instead of going through the Exchange management
> console etc, I am directly updating AD profile [via LDAP protocole] for the
> user with the attributes listed below. [This seems to be what exchange does
> when you create a mailbox via the exchange management console.]
>
> I guess my question is,
> 1. Can you populate an AD profile with the exchange attributes to create an
> exchange mailbox?
> 2. What are the required attributes needed? (from my experiments, populating
> the attributes I listed below seems to work).
> 3. I do not know how to generate the GUID number automatically, so is there
> anyway exxchange itself can create the GUID number once it notices the
> homeMDB etc attributes are populated?
>
>
> Regards,
> yekolo
>
>
>
>
> "kelly" wrote:
>
>> I am not sure I understand completely.
>>
>> If your process works as far as exchange is concerned, then sending an
>> email to the mailbox or the user logging in should create the mailbox
>> for you(with a GUID).
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>> yekolo wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I am trying to create an exchange mailbox from active directory by adding
>>> the following attributes in AD user profile.
>>>
>>> homeMDB, legacyExchangeDN, mail,mailNickname, mDBUseDefaults,
>>> msExchHomeServerName,proxyAddresses,targetAddress
>>> and,msExchMailboxGuid
>>>
>>> This approach works. However,  I had to pre-generate the msExchMailboxGuid 
>>> using the microsoft Exchange Mailbox Guid generator.  However, I need to
>>> create hundereds of mailboxes and I would like to know if there is anyway to
>>> force exchange to generate the GUID number automatically even if I am
>>> creating the mailboxes via AD.
>>> If that is not possible, is there a way to auto-generate the GUID number via
>>> some library call on the fly [from perl preferably].
>>>
>>> I am new to exchange and would love to know if this is even the right
>>> approach.
>>> Please understand, the mailboxes are managed based on flags created on an
>>> external data sources and I am sort of forced to do this project using a perl
>>> script (Net::LDAP)
>>>
>>> I look forward to hear your solutions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

"kelly" wrote:

> I don't know if your #1 will work. To test it out, I would do as you
> have done except I would leave off the msExchMailboxGuid.  Then I would
> a. try sending an email to that user or b. login to exchange as that
> user to see if the mailbox was created automatically.
>
> I have code which creates the mailboxes but it only seems to set the
> attributes until it receives an email or the user logs in, then the
> mailbox is created.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Kelly
>
> yekolo wrote:
> > Thanks Kelly for replying.
> >
> > I am not sure what you mean by sending email to the mailbox should create
> > the mailbox. Please elaborate.
> >
> > What I am trying to do is, instead of going through the Exchange management
> > console etc, I am directly updating AD profile [via LDAP protocole] for the
> > user with the attributes listed below. [This seems to be what exchange does
> > when you create a mailbox via the exchange management console.]
> >
> > I guess my question is,
> > 1. Can you populate an AD profile with the exchange attributes to create an
> > exchange mailbox?
> > 2. What are the required attributes needed? (from my experiments, populating
> > the attributes I listed below seems to work).
> > 3. I do not know how to generate the GUID number automatically, so is there
> > anyway exxchange itself can create the GUID number once it notices the
> > homeMDB etc attributes are populated?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > yekolo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "kelly" wrote:
> >
> >> I am not sure I understand completely.
> >>
> >> If your process works as far as exchange is concerned, then sending an
> >> email to the mailbox or the user logging in should create the mailbox
> >> for you(with a GUID).
> >>
> >> Kelly
> >>
> >>
> >> yekolo wrote:
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>> I am trying to create an exchange mailbox from active directory by adding
> >>> the following attributes in AD user profile.
> >>>
> >>> homeMDB, legacyExchangeDN, mail,mailNickname, mDBUseDefaults,
> >>> msExchHomeServerName,proxyAddresses,targetAddress
> >>> and,msExchMailboxGuid
> >>>
> >>> This approach works. However,  I had to pre-generate the msExchMailboxGuid 
> >>> using the microsoft Exchange Mailbox Guid generator.  However, I need to
> >>> create hundereds of mailboxes and I would like to know if there is anyway to
> >>> force exchange to generate the GUID number automatically even if I am
> >>> creating the mailboxes via AD.
> >>> If that is not possible, is there a way to auto-generate the GUID number via
> >>> some library call on the fly [from perl preferably].
> >>>
> >>> I am new to exchange and would love to know if this is even the right
> >>> approach.
> >>> Please understand, the mailboxes are managed based on flags created on an
> >>> external data sources and I am sort of forced to do this project using a perl
> >>> script (Net::LDAP)
> >>>
> >>> I look forward to hear your solutions.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>

> Hi there,
>
> I presume you are using Exchange 2007 as you mention the Exchange Management
> Console.
>
> I wouldn't personally use AD manipulation via LDAP in Exchange 2007, as this
> is no longer used in Administration I would use Powershell for your
> Development needs, specifically the New-Mailbox cmdlet, and infact this is
> best practice (Hosted Automated Solutions for Exchange 2007 use Powershell).
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997663.aspx
>
> Oliver
>
>

"kelly" wrote:

> Oliver is correct I host Powershell inside my VB code. The new-mailbox
> command that Oliver referenced not only creates a mailbox but the user
> as well. To create a mailbox for an existing user the enable-mailbox
> command is used.
> I think you will be better served if I send you links to articles
> because my code is creating mailboxes for rooms, equipment, ...
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb332449.aspx
> http://www.codeproject.com/KB/threads/AsyncPowerShell.aspx?df=100&forumid=407636&exp=0&select=2128159
>
> These examples are in C# but translation is straight forward.
>
> Best of luck
>
> Kelly
> Oliver Moazzezi [MVP] wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I presume you are using Exchange 2007 as you mention the Exchange Management
> > Console.
> >
> > I wouldn't personally use AD manipulation via LDAP in Exchange 2007, as this
> > is no longer used in Administration I would use Powershell for your
> > Development needs, specifically the New-Mailbox cmdlet, and infact this is
> > best practice (Hosted Automated Solutions for Exchange 2007 use Powershell).
> >
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997663.aspx
> >
> > Oliver
> >
> >
>