Can we get "homeMDB" of a disabled AD user (Shared Mailbox)?

Kavindu Dayananda 76 Reputation points
2021-01-08T12:18:33.277+00:00

Hi,

We need to restore a shared mailbox which has deleted sometime back (before 30+ days). In order to restore this from backup, we need to identify on which database these mailboxes were hosted earlier.

"homeMDB" is available on active user accounts not in disabled AD accounts. Since this is a shared mailbox, the AD account is disabled and "homeMDB" attribute is not there.

Is there any chance that we could get this?

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  1. Andy David - MVP 142.3K Reputation points MVP
    2021-01-08T12:47:22.207+00:00

    Only if you have it documented somewhere. Once the mailbox is disabled or deleted, the homemdb attribute is cleared in AD.

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