Exchange Server 2007 mailbox stamped as legacy mailbox

User's mailbopx has been moved to Exchange 2007 server. User complains he or she cannot access the mailbox via OWA. However, Outlook works fine. Find the mailbox via EMC, it stamped as a legacy mailbox instead of user mailbox.

 

Solution:

 

    To remove the legacy tag from mailboxes, use the following Exchange Shell command:

 

Set-Mailbox jsmith -ApplyMandatoryProperties

 

MS KB Link:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931747

 

 

Please also note that: If you use the Exchange Server 2003/2000 extensions to Active Directory Users & Computers (ADUC) console to create mailboxes residing on Exchange Server 2007 servers, these mailboxes get stamped as legacy mailboxes.

 

Get-ExchangeServer | Where {$_.IsExchange2007OrLater} | Get-Mailbox | where {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "legacymailbox"} >C:\ex07_LegacyMailbox.txt

 

To Apply mandatory properties to all Exchange Server 2007 mailboxes stamped as legacy mailbox, please us e the following shell cmdlet:

 

Get-ExchangeServer | Where {$_.IsExchange2007OrLater} | Get-Mailbox | where {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "legacymailbox"} | Set-Mailbox -ApplyMandatoryProperties