Applies to: Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-11

Use the Remove-ExchangeAdministrator cmdlet to remove a user or group from a particular Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 role.

Syntax

Remove-ExchangeAdministrator -Identity <SecurityPrincipalIdParameter> -Role <OrgAdmin | RecipientAdmin | ServerAdmin | ViewOnlyAdmin> [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Scope <String>]

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.SecurityPrincipalIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the user to remove from the role.

Role

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks.DelegateRoleType

The Role parameter returns only the specified role type.

Scope

Optional

System.String

The Scope parameter specifies the name of the server for which the user will have administrative privileges. Scope is required when defining the ServerAdmin role. When the role is OrgAdmin or MailboxAdmin, the scope is the entire organization.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller to use to write this configuration change to Active Directory. Use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that you want to use.

Detailed Description

Only Exchange Organization administrators can successfully remove users or groups from the Exchange 2007 built-in roles.

To run the Remove-ExchangeAdministrator cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

  • Exchange Organization Administrator role

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

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Example

The following code is an example of the Remove-ExchangeAdministrator command. This command removes the user Ted Bremer from the OrgAdmin role.

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Remove-ExchangeAdministrator -Role OrgAdmin -Identity TedBrem