Re: exmerge and recovered databases

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that is not correct...even if the data is on tape, if the AD account has
been deleted and the mailbox has been purged, it cannot be recovered via the
RSG...

"skip" <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> if the data is not on the tape then a RSG wont help you. if you had this
data
> on tape then evan from a year ago the nyou could use the RSG, evan if the
> original account was deleted. Are we on the same page here?
>
> "Aro777" wrote:
>
> > This mailbox is already completely deleted from the active store.
Eseutil
> > has actually been run over it. The default retention for orphaned
mailboxes
> > is 30 days if I am not correct. The DB I restored is from september of
last
> > year, the account has been deleted in AD and the mailbox has been
deleted
> > from the active store.
> >
> > I cannot seem to get my recovery store to work in the mailbox recovery
tool.
> >
> > I am pretty much at a loss.
> >
> >
> > "skip" wrote:
> >
> > > Why cant you just re conecrt the deleted mailbox to a different user
account,
> > > nad then use Exmerge to extract the data? If the original user account
that
> > > was used to connect to the mailbox you wnat to recover was deleted
then you
> > > have an orphaned mailbox. You can re connect this orphaned inbox to
any user
> > > account in AD that does not already have a mailbox acossiated with it.
Once
> > > you re connect the mailbox you can Exmerge the data out.
> > >
> > > I must not be following what you are saying because i do this porcess
all
> > > the time and never had a problem
> > >
> > > "Matt Stoodley" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Once the user is gone from the AD you have no way to recovery the
data with
> > > > exmerge from the RSG, you need to use a Recovery server like you
had in
> > > > Exchange 2000. In the following
> > > > KB(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824126#6) it states to use
exmerge the
> > > > mailbox still has to exist in the original store -> "The original
mailbox
> > > > must still be present in the original database and must still be
connected
> > > > to an Active Directory user account."
> > > >
> > > > I currently have a case open with PSS support to get a documented
procedure
> > > > to use the RSG once the original account or mailbox has been purged
has been
> > > > deleted. Hopefully once they figure out how to do this it will be
posted in
> > > > a KB article.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Aro777" <Aro777@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:CB11FA45-BA39-478E-A9CC-CE10103B1455@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > I have to pull a mailbox from a user who is no longer in AD.
> > > > >
> > > > > I restored my DB from a historic backup, andI can mount it in the
recovery
> > > > > storage group.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can see the list of mailboxes, and I can see the user's mailbox
in the
> > > > list.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I run exmerge on the recovered database. it does not show
the user.
> > > > I
> > > > > assume this is because there is no longer an AD account for them.
Any way
> > > > to
> > > > > get around this?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >


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