Enable and Unhide from GAL users in an OU

[Don Pedro]

Hi,

I am looking for a sample script to Enable some disabled accounts and also
unhide them from the GAL. These users are in the one OU.

Once enabled I will do a mailbox move and then do the reverse of above -
i.e. disabled and hide from the GAL.

Any sample scripts would be appreciated.

Thanks, Peter

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

Hi Don,

What Exchange version?

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Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

DP> Hi,
DP>
DP> I am looking for a sample script to Enable some disabled accounts
DP> and also unhide them from the GAL. These users are in the one OU.
DP>
DP> Once enabled I will do a mailbox move and then do the reverse of
DP> above - i.e. disabled and hide from the GAL.
DP>
DP> Any sample scripts would be appreciated.
DP>
DP> Thanks, Peter
DP>

[Don Pedro]

Hi Shay,

They are Exchange 2003 mailboxes. It was quite easy in the end though. I
messed around and came up with this...

I created an OU under Department Offices called Enabled Temp. I moved the
accounts I wanted to enable there.

Then I ran this Powershell command.
Get-mailbox –OrganizationalUnit ‘MyDomain.Com/Department Offices/Enabled
Temp’ | set-mailbox –HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $false

I will run the same Powershell command with $true when I want them rehidden.

Hope this is useful to someone else and thanks anyway Shay.