Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-16

Use the Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy cmdlet to remove a specific Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy from a computer running Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 that has the Client Access server role installed.

Syntax

remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy -Identity <MailboxPolicyIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Detailed Description

An Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy is a group of settings that specifies how mobile phones connect to Exchange. Exchange supports multiple Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policies. The Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy cmdlet enables you to remove a specific Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy from the Client Access server. If any users are assigned to the policy when you remove it, the Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy cmdlet fails.

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 "Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy settings" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxPolicyIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the policy name.

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.

Force

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Force parameter specifies that the command should run immediately and bypass confirmation prompts.

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example removes the Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy SalesPolicy.

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Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy -Identity "SalesPolicy"

EXAMPLE 2

This example removes the Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy Default after confirmation is given.

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Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy -Identity "Default" -Confirm $true

EXAMPLE 3

This example removes the Exchange ActiveSync mailbox policy Management and bypasses any confirmation prompts.

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Remove-ActiveSyncMailboxPolicy -Identity "Management" -Force $true