You can delete Active Directory user accounts with the Active Roles Console.
To delete a contact
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In the Console tree, locate and select the folder that contains the contact you want to delete.
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In the details pane, right-click the contact, then click Delete.
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To confirm the deletion, click Yes.
NOTE: Consider the following when deleting a contact:
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Deleting a contact is a destructive operation that cannot be undone. Also, if you recreate the contact with the same name later, the contact will not receive automatically the same distribution group and security group memberships that the deleted contact had. Instead, you must assign the previous memberships manually.
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You can delete multiple objects at the same time by selecting the objects, right-clicking the selection, and clicking Delete. To select multiple objects, press and hold Ctrl, then click each object. If you select multiple objects, clicking Delete displays a dialog. To delete all the selected objects, select the Apply to all items check box, then click Yes.
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When attempting to delete an object, you may receive an error message that access is denied to the object. This can typically occur if the object is protected from deletion. To remove this protection, navigate to the Properties > Object tab of the object you want to delete, then clear the Protect object from accidental deletion check box. After that, try deleting the object again.
Exchange recipient management
You can perform the following Exchange recipient management tasks in the Active Roles Console.
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Creating an Exchange mailbox
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Performing Exchange tasks
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Managing Exchange-related properties
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Managing Unified Messaging users
When creating a user account, the Active Roles Console provides the option to create a user mailbox for that user. User mailboxes are the most commonly used mailbox type, and it is typically the mailbox type that is assigned to users in an Exchange organization.
Additionally, the Console provides a number of commands for creating special-purpose mailboxes in an Exchange organization where Exchange is deployed. On a container, such as an Organizational Unit, each of these commands creates an inactive user account along with a special-purpose mailbox associated with that account:
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New > Room Mailbox: Creates a mailbox that is assigned to a meeting location, such as a conference room, auditorium, or training room. Room mailboxes can be included as resources in meeting requests, providing a simple and efficient way of organizing meetings for your users.
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New > Equipment Mailbox: Creates a mailbox that is assigned to a non-location specific resource, such as a portable computer projector, microphone, or a company car. Equipment mailboxes can be included as resources in meeting requests, providing a simple and efficient way of utilizing resources for your users.
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New > Linked Mailbox: Creates a mailbox that is assigned to an individual user in a separate, trusted forest. Linked mailboxes may be necessary for organizations that choose to deploy Exchange in a resource forest. The resource forest scenario allows an organization to centralize Exchange in a single forest, while allowing access to the Exchange organization with user accounts in one or more trusted forests.
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New > Shared Mailbox: Creates a mailbox that is not primarily assigned to a single user and is generally configured to allow login access for multiple users. The user account associated with a shared mailbox must be an inactive account. You can also specify a list of the mailbox users each of which will have full access to the shared mailbox.
When configuring a new user account, you can also create a mailbox for it. To create a user mailbox for an existing user account, use the Exchange Tasks command on that account. For more information, see Performing Exchange tasks on a user account.
NOTE: You can only create mailboxes for users. You cannot create mailboxes for contacts.
To create a new user mailbox
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In the Console tree, locate and select the folder in which you want to add the user account.
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Right-click the folder, then click New > User.
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Follow the wizard pages to specify properties of the new user account, such as the user first name, last name, full name, display name, login name, pre-Windows 2000 login name, and password.
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When prompted for the user alias and mailbox location, accept or change the default alias setting, and select the mailbox database to hold the mailbox data. Optionally, specify a retention policy, Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy, or address book policy for this mailbox.
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Click Finish on the completion page of the wizard.
NOTE: The behavior of the wizard pages may vary depending on the configuration of Active Roles policies. To determine whether a given item on a page is under the control of a certain policy, observe the text label next to the item: the underlined text label indicates that some policy restrictions are in effect. Click underlined text labels to examine the policies that govern the behavior of the wizard pages. For more information, see Getting policy-related information.The policy information is also displayed whenever you supply a property value that violates a policy restriction. The wizard cannot proceed until you enter an acceptable value.
