HowTo: Create a mailbox for an existing user, Create a user in AD, List AD User info.
//======================================================================================================
// CdoexmMailboxUtil -
// Exchange Mailbox and user account creation sample.
//
// This sample demonstrates the following:
// Creating a user account in AD
// Mail Enable an existing user.
// List information on an existing user.
// Note: This code is provided as a sample only, so you need to test and take responsibility
// of the code and any of its possible actions before usage. Being a sample, its provided
// for educational purposes only and is not supported in any way.
// Note: Because CDOEX is used, you must run this on the Exchange server being accessed.
// Note: Because this code uses CDOEXM, it will not run on an Exchange 2007 server. For Exchange 2007,
// you should use PowerShell instead.
// To compile:
// Set references to CDOEXM and CDOEX:
// CDOEX can be reference as this COM component: "Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 Library"
// Note: Setting a reference to CDOEX will generate the "CDO" and "ADODB" interops.
// If there is a preexisting ADODB interop, its usually best to remove it and let the
// referencing of CDOEX generate the ADODB interop.
// CDOEXM can be referenced as this COM component "CDO for Exchange Management"
// Note: Setting a reference to will generate the CDOEXM iterop.
// ActiveDS can be referenced as this COM component "Active DS Type Library"
// Note: Setting a reference to will generate the ActiveDS iterop.
//
// Last changed 8/19/2009
//
//======================================================================================================
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using CDOEXM;
using CDO;
using ActiveDs;
using System.DirectoryServices;
using System.EnterpriseServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace ExchangePfUtil
{
class CdoexmMailboxUtil
{
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestCreateNewUserAndCreateMailbox – Create a new account, then independantly create the mailbox for it if the account was created.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public static bool TestCreateNewUserAndCreateMailbox()
{
bool bRet = false;
string sFistName = "FirstName";
string sLastName = "LastName";
string sSamName = "firstlast";
string sCreateUserBaseContainer = "LDAP://CN=Users,DC=171751dom,DC=net";
string sCreateMailboxBaseContainer = "LDAP://DC=171751dom,DC=net";
string sHomeMDB = "CN=Mailbox Store (AP1-109028),CN=First Storage Group,CN=InformationStore," +
"CN=AP1-109028,CN=Servers,CN=First Administrative Group,CN=Administrative Groups,CN=First Organization," +
"CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration," +
"DC=171751dom,DC=net";
string sError = "";
string UserId = null; // "Administrator";
string Password = null; // "xxxx";
bRet = CreateUser(sSamName, sFistName, sLastName, sCreateUserBaseContainer, sHomeMDB, out sError);
if (bRet == true)
{
bRet = MailEnableUser(sHomeMDB, sSamName, sCreateMailboxBaseContainer, UserId, Password, out sError);
}
return bRet;
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestCreateMailBoxForExistingUser – test existing account created in Active Directory Users and Computers – with no mailbox.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public static bool TestCreateMailBoxForExistingUser()
{
bool bRet = false;
string sSamName = "firstlastExisting";
string sCreateMailboxBaseContainer = "LDAP://DC=171751dom,DC=net";
string sHomeMDB = "CN=Mailbox Store (AP1-109028),CN=First Storage Group,CN=InformationStore," +
"CN=AP1-109028,CN=Servers,CN=First Administrative Group,CN=Administrative Groups,CN=First Organization," +
"CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration," +
"DC=171751dom,DC=net";
string sError = "";
string UserId = null; // "Administrator";
string Password = null; // "xxxx";
bRet = MailEnableUser(sHomeMDB, sSamName, sCreateMailboxBaseContainer, UserId, Password, out sError);
return bRet;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CreateUser()
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private static bool CreateUser(string sSamName, string sFistName, string sLastName, string sBaseContainer, string sHomeMDB, out string sErrorMessage)
{
bool bRet = false;
string sError = "";
try
{
DirectoryEntry oCont = new DirectoryEntry(sBaseContainer);
IADsContainer oDSCont = null;
IADsUser oUser = null;
oDSCont = oCont.NativeObject as IADsContainer;
oUser = oDSCont.Create("user", string.Format("CN={0} {1}", sFistName, sLastName)) as IADsUser;
oUser.Put("sn", sLastName);
oUser.Put("givenname", sFistName);
oUser.Put("samaccountname", sSamName);
oUser.SetInfo();
oUser.AccountDisabled = false;
oUser.SetInfo();
bRet = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
sError = ex.Message;
Console.WriteLine("Failed to create user");
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
bRet = false;
}
sErrorMessage = sError;
return bRet;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// MailEnableUser
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private static bool MailEnableUser(string sHomeMDB, string sSamName, string AdLdapPath, string AdUserId, string AdPassword, out string sErrorMessage)
{
string sError = "";
bool bRet = false;
DirectoryEntry oDirectoryEntryServer = new DirectoryEntry(AdLdapPath); //, null, null, AuthenticationTypes.Secure);
try
{
DirectorySearcher oDirectorySearcher = new DirectorySearcher(oDirectoryEntryServer);
oDirectorySearcher.Filter = "(SAMAccountName=" + sSamName + ")";
SearchResult LDAPresult = oDirectorySearcher.FindOne();
DirectoryEntry oDirectoryEntry = LDAPresult.GetDirectoryEntry();
ActiveDs.IADsUser oUser = (IADsUser)oDirectoryEntry.NativeObject;
//IMailboxStore oMailBox = null;
bRet = CreateMailbox(oUser, sHomeMDB, out sError);
bRet = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
sError = ex.Message;
Console.WriteLine("Could not get directory entry for user.");
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
bRet = false;
}
sErrorMessage = sError;
return bRet;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CreateMailbox
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private static bool CreateMailbox(IADsUser oUser, string sHomeMDB, out string sErrorMessage)
{
string sError = "";
bool bRet = false;
IMailboxStore oMailBox = null;
try
{
oMailBox = (IMailboxStore)oUser;
oMailBox.CreateMailbox(sHomeMDB);
oUser.SetInfo();
bRet = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
sError = ex.Message;
Console.WriteLine("Could not create mailbox.");
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
bRet = false;
}
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(oMailBox);
sErrorMessage = sError;
return bRet;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// UserInfo
// Display info on a user account in AD.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public static bool UserInfo(string sSamName, string AdLdapPath, string AdUserId, string AdPassword, out string sErrorMessage)
{
string sError = "";
bool bRet = false;
DirectoryEntry oDirectoryEntryServer = new DirectoryEntry(AdLdapPath); //, null, null, AuthenticationTypes.Secure);
try
{
DirectorySearcher oDirectorySearcher = new DirectorySearcher(oDirectoryEntryServer);
oDirectorySearcher.Filter = "(SAMAccountName=" + sSamName + ")";
SearchResult LDAPresult = oDirectorySearcher.FindOne();
DirectoryEntry oDirectoryEntry = LDAPresult.GetDirectoryEntry();
ActiveDs.IADsUser oUser = (IADsUser)oDirectoryEntry.NativeObject;
//IMailboxStore oMailBox = null;
//Console.WriteLine(string.Format("distinguishedName: {0}", LDAPresult.Properties["distinguishedName"] ));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("FullName: {0}", oUser.FullName.ToString()));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("FirstName: {0}", oUser.FirstName.ToString()));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("LastName: {0}", oUser.LastName.ToString()));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("EmailAddress: {0}", oUser.EmailAddress.ToString()));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("ADsPath: {0}", oUser.ADsPath.ToString()));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("AccountDisabled: {0}", oUser.AccountDisabled.ToString()));
bRet = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
sError = ex.Message;
Console.WriteLine("Error trying to find user.");
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
bRet = false;
}
sErrorMessage = sError;
return bRet;
}
}
}
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XADM: The CDOEXM IMailboxStore::CreateMailbox() or IMailboxStore::MoveMailbox() Method Fails
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/317234/
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https://support.microsoft.com/kb/304935
How to programmatically create a mailbox for an existing user in the Active Directory by using CDOEXM
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/327079
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