Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-09

Use the Disable-MailboxQuarantine cmdlet to release quarantined mailboxes.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax

Disable-MailboxQuarantine -Identity <GeneralMailboxIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example releases the mailbox for the user Brian Johnson from quarantine.

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Disable-MailboxQuarantine "Brian Johnson"

Detailed Description

Mailboxes are quarantined when they affect the availability of the mailbox database. Typically a software fix from Microsoft is required before releasing a mailbox from quarantine. If a fix isn't deployed before releasing the mailbox, the quarantine on the mailbox will be re-enabled if the condition recurs. The default quarantine duration is 24 hours.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Mailbox databases" entry in the Recipients Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.GeneralMailboxIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the mailbox.

This parameter accepts the following values:

  • Alias

    Example: JPhillips

  • Canonical DN

    Example: Atlanta.Corp.Contoso.Com/Users/JPhillips

  • Display Name

    Example: Jeff Phillips

  • Distinguished Name (DN)

    Example: CN=JPhillips,CN=Users,DC=Atlanta,DC=Corp,DC=contoso,DC=com

  • Domain\Account

    Example: Atlanta\JPhillips

  • GUID

    Example: fb456636-fe7d-4d58-9d15-5af57d0354c2

  • Immutable ID

    Example: fb456636-fe7d-4d58-9d15-5af57d0354c2@contoso.com

  • Legacy Exchange DN

    Example: /o=Contoso/ou=AdministrativeGroup/cn=Recipients/cn=JPhillips

  • SMTP Address

    Example: Jeff.Phillips@contoso.com

  • User Principal Name

    Example: JPhillips@contoso.com

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch can be used to suppress the confirmation prompt that appears by default when this cmdlet is run. To suppress the confirmation prompt, use the syntax -Confirm:$False. You must include a colon ( : ) in the syntax.

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.