AD not creating new mailboxes

[Sue]

I have Exchange 5.5 and Active Directory 2000. We have
recently implemented Active Directory. When creating
users, I do not get the option of creating a mailbox for
that user (which was a simple thing in an NT domain).

I have searched this database, gone to Microsoft, and
checked out slipstick.com to try to figure this out.

What I think I am seeing is that a thing called ADC has to
be installed. Am I correct or is there something simple
that I am missing?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

[Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\)]

That is correct. Since Exchange 5.5 is not Active Directory-aware, you'll
need to install the Active Directory Connector in order to have that kind of
automatic connection between your AD and Exchange databases:

http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2193861

 

[Andrew Mitchell]

I have Exchange 5.5 and Active Directory 2000. We have
recently implemented Active Directory. When creating
users, I do not get the option of creating a mailbox for
that user (which was a simple thing in an NT domain).

I have searched this database, gone to Microsoft, and
checked out slipstick.com to try to figure this out.

What I think I am seeing is that a thing called ADC has to
be installed. Am I correct or is there something simple
that I am missing?

That's correct. You need to install the active directory connector to get
this functionality as the Exchange 5.5 server maintains its own X.500
directory which is separate to Active Directory. The ADC allows you to keep
the two directories in sync. I'm not certain but I think you may need an
Exchange 2000 or 2003 license to use ADC.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/deploy/upgrademigr
ate/series/deploymentguide/d_03_tt1.mspx

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Sue,

In addition to what Andrew posted ( he seems to be quite busy today! ) you
might want to consider installing the ADC from the Exchange 2000 Service
Pack CD ( Service Pack 3 is the latest and greatest ) rather than from the
Exchange 2000 Server CD.

HTH,

Cary

 

[Sue]

Thank you all for your help and responses!

-----Original Message-----
Sue,

In addition to what Andrew posted ( he seems to be quite busy today! ) you
might want to consider installing the ADC from the Exchange 2000 Service
Pack CD ( Service Pack 3 is the latest and greatest ) rather than from the
Exchange 2000 Server CD.

HTH,

Cary

ADC allows you to
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[Andrew Mitchell]

Sue,

In addition to what Andrew posted ( he seems to be quite busy today! )

If I post one question I try to answer about 5. Seems like a fair deal to me.

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Yep! But does that mean if you do not post any questions that you will not
answer any? I mean, since you stated that if you post one you then answer
five!

Cary

 

[Andrew Mitchell]

Yep! But does that mean if you do not post any questions that you will not
answer any?

Not really. I try to answer as many as I can as often as I can. Some days the
questions are about stuff I don't yet know, so I tend to lurk a lot.
It's amazing how much you can learn by reading solutions to real world
problems. Much better than hypothetical scenarios discussed in books.

I mean, since you stated that if you post one you then answer
five!

*about* 5 but, then again, I probably answer that many when I haven't asked a
question.

 

[ptwilliams]

Keep at Andy, one day you'll be able to answer as many as Cary!!!
(about 60 per day ;-) and all of them spot-on!!!! )


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Yep! But does that mean if you do not post any questions that you will
not
answer any?

Not really. I try to answer as many as I can as often as I can. Some days
the
questions are about stuff I don't yet know, so I tend to lurk a lot.
It's amazing how much you can learn by reading solutions to real world
problems. Much better than hypothetical scenarios discussed in books.

I mean, since you stated that if you post one you then answer
five!

*about* 5 but, then again, I probably answer that many when I haven't asked
a
question.

 

[Andrew Mitchell]

Keep at Andy, one day you'll be able to answer as many as Cary!!!
(about 60 per day ;-) and all of them spot-on!!!! )

I doubt I'll ever get that high (or that good). I've only been doing network
admin work for about 9 months. Before that I was a developer and had only
heard of AD in magazine articles. I got thrown in at the deep end and had to
pick it up pretty quickly.

I'll get there one day, but for now I'm happy to keep reading posts in here
to see what I can pick up, while sharing some of the (limited) knowledge I
have with others.