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Task: Create an Exchange mailbox
Prerequisites
  • Exchange environment

    • Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 or Exchange Online

  • Remote access to Exchange server in case of on-premises installation

Description

This task will create an Exchange mailbox.

Variables

Name

Description

Type

Example

Comment

Administrator username

The Exchange administrator’s username

String

admin@{domain}.onmicrosoft.com

Administrator password

The Exchange administrator’s password

String

Password123!

Exchange Online

Specify whether the installation is Exchange Online or not

String

True

Select false in case of on-premises. Select true when using Exchange Online

Exchange url

The url to the on-premises installation of Exchange

String

https://exchangeserver.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com/PowerShell

Not necessary when using Exchange Online. Should always end with /PowerShell/

Username

User’s username

String

{user}@{domain}

This will also be his email address

Name

Unique name for the mailbox

String

John doe

Password

User’s password

String

Password123!

Reset password next logon

Specify whether or not the user has to change the password, at first logon

Boolean

True

If true, the user will have to choose a personal password as soon as the user logs on

Database

Name of the Database for on-premises environments

String

Database 1

Not necessary when using Exchange Online. Optionally, choose any value that uniquely identifies the database where you wish to create the mailbox. If left empty, the default database is used

Firstname

User’s first name

String

John

Optionally, specify the firstname

Lastname

User’s last name

String

Doe

Optionally, specify the lastname

Display name

User’s display name

String

John Doe

Optionally, specify the display name

Alias

User’s alias

String

j.doe

Optionally, specify the alias for the mailbox. Also known as the nickname. If left empty, the username will be used without the @{domain}-value

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