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Using the Administrative Virtual Root

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Using the Administrative Virtual Root

This content is no longer actively maintained. It is provided as is, for anyone who may still be using these technologies, with no warranties or claims of accuracy with regard to the most recent product version or service release. The administrative virtual root is a virtual HTTP directory that is installed during the setup of Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003. The administrative virtual root can access the same folders that are available through other virtual roots and is used to change administrative settings and properties. Only users with administrative privileges can access this virtual root and it's children.

The administrative virtual root can be accessed by adding the admin keyword to a file: URL, as in the following example:

file://./backofficestorage/admin/fully-qualified_domain_name/TLH_name/path/

The administrative virtual root can also be accessed by adding the exadmin and admin keywords to an HTTP URL, as in the following example:

http://server_name/exadmin/admin/fully-qualified_domain_name/TLH_name/path/

There is a special store flag that indicates that the user is an admin. When the user accesses the administrative virtual root this flag is set, allowing the user to administer folders and mailboxes and to perform administrative tasks. Some examples of administrative tasks are:

  • Registering for Store-Wide Events
  • Accessing mailboxes.
  • Setting administrative-specific properties, such as replica list or admin note on folders, admin security descriptors, replication limits, and folder limits.

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