Managing Exchange 2007 recipients using the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) MMC snap-in

One of the things that have changed drastically with Exchange Server 2007 is the way in which you manage recipients. As most of us are aware, back in Exchange 2000 and 2003, recipients were managed using the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) MMC snap-ins. However with Exchange 2007, the recipient management tasks have been removed from ADUC and integrated back into the Exchange Management Console. So this means things, once again, look similar to how they did prior to Exchange Server 2000. In addition to performing the recipient tasks using the Exchange Management Console, you of course also have the option of using the Exchange Management Shell, which is perfectly suited for performing bulk user changes typically using one-liners (single line commands).

Let me be honest and say there has been a lot of hype on the Internet about whether moving the management of recipients to the Exchange Management Console was a good idea or not. During the Exchange 2007 Technology Adoption Program (TAP) and the Exchange 2007 Rapid Deployment Program (RDP), many Exchange administrators, as well as independent consultants, expressed their opinion about this decision. The majority of them thought it was a bad decision primarily because it leads to huge retraining costs (for service desk etc.), and means you suddenly have to administer users using two different consoles, the ADUC snap-in and the EMC. I think the overall concern is valid but, at the same time, kind of understand the Exchange Product group’s decision to make the move. Since the group has no intention of changing this anytime soon, we’ll have to live with it for now or do we?

No we do not. In this article I will explain how you with the help of a nifty little 3rd party utility once again can move back and start using the ADUC MMC snap-in to manage Exchange related tasks for mail and mailbox-enabled users in your Active directory domain...

For more information, please see the original article at: https://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/management-administration/managing-exchange-2007-recipients-active-directory-users-computers-mmc-snap-in.html?printversion

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