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The Exchange Management Console must remain open when you schedule a task to move a mailbox in Exchange 2007 or in Exchange 2003

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Symptoms

In Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, if you use the Exchange Management Console to schedule a task to move a mailbox, the console must remain open until the operation is complete.

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, use the AT command in Exchange Management Shell, as in the following example. 
At 16:00 /interactive powershell.exe �noexit -psconsolefile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\exshell.psc1" -command "Move-Mailbox �identity <user@domain.com> -TargetDatabase <NewMailboxDatabase>"

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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Keywords: KB931748, kbexpertiseinter, kbprb, kbtshoot

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Article Info
Article ID : 931748
Revision : 3
Created on : 10/25/2007
Published on : 10/25/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 369