ExchangeUtils.CreateMailbox Method

Article
02/16/2009

The CreateMailbox(ConnectedMA,ReferenceValue,String,String,long,long,long,Byte[]) method creates a resource mailbox in Exchange Server 2000 or Exchange Server 2003 with specific limits on the mailbox.

Syntax

public CSEntry CreateMailbox(
  ConnectedMA TargetADMA,
  ReferenceValue DistinguishedName,
  String Alias,
  String HomeMDB,
  long StoreQuota,
  long OverQuotaLimit,
  long HardLimit,
  Byte[] LogonAccountSID
);

Public Function CreateMailbox( _
  ByVal TargetADMA As ConnectedMA, _
  ByVal DistinguishedName As ReferenceValue, _
  ByVal Alias As String, _
  ByVal HomeMDB As String, _
  ByVal StoreQuota As long, _
  ByVal OverQuotaLimit As long, _
  ByVal HardLimit As long, _
  ByVal LogonAccountSID As Byte[] _
) As CSEntry

Parameters

TargetADMA
The Active Directory management agent through which the new object is provisioned.
DistinguishedName
The distinguished name of the mailbox.
Alias
The mail alias of the mailbox.
HomeMDB
The location of the mailbox store.
StoreQuota
The limit, in kilobytes, to the amount of disk space that the user is allowed to use to store their mail messages. If this quota is exceeded, the user receives a warning message.
OverQuotaLimit
The additional disk space, in kilobytes, that the user gets to store their mail messages. If this quota is exceeded, the user cannot send mail but can receive mail.
HardLimit
The additional disk space, in kilobytes, that the user gets to store their mail messages. If this quota is exceeded, the user can neither send mail nor receive mail.
LogonAccountSID
The security identifier for the account.

Return Value

Returns a CSEntry representing the connected data source entry.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentException	A required parameter is not present.
ArgumentNullException	A required parameter is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A limit is too large or too small.
AttributeNotInInclusionListException	A required attribute is not selected in the management agent.
InvalidOperationException	You attempted to create the same custom recipient more than once in the IMVSynchronization.Provision method. This method is called for each metaverse object when a metaverse rules extension exists.
NoSuchObjectTypeException	The object type referenced is not in the schema.

Remarks

To use the default mailbox limits, set StoreQuota, OverQuotaLimit, and HardLimit to 0 (zero).

Requirements

Product	ILM 2007 FP1
Namespace	Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices
Assembly	Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices
.NET Framework	.NET Framework 2.0