Additional point (after offline "chat" with Roger) is that we missed at least one other possible issue:
If somebody has a rule set to forward to a user that is moving these should be deleted and recreated after the move has taken place. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Veitch, Michael [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 November 2001 13:33 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Moving 45 users between sites > > Forgive if I am wrong but actually moving the rules is not an issue for > the > actual mailbox being moved but is actually affects users that have granted > access to a users who's mailbox is being moved. > > Therefore I suppose our answer to the person in question (see somewhere > below) would be yes you can move rules etc but in order to ensure the > minimum of problems he/she should: > > 1. Inform all users to remove delegate access rights for any of the > users that are about to be moved. > 2. After the move has been completed send an email to his/her users > stating that the users can now be granted > delegate access again. > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 19 November 2001 13:03 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Moving 45 users between sites > > > > The error I see most often is blown links to delegates. The linkage is > > stored internally as a DN (/o=Org/ou=Site/cn=Recipients/cn=DirName), and > > is > > copied verbatim. Changes to the target are not automatically reflected > in > > these links, unless you carry over proxy addresses for those users. In > our > > scenario at the time, we decided not to carry those over, which is part > of > > the issue. > > > > Other rule types probably weren't problems, but anything referencing a > > directory object tanked pretty hard. > > > > Roger > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT > > Senior Systems Administrator > > Peregrine Systems > > Atlanta, GA > > http://www.peregrine.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Veitch, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 7:42 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Moving 45 users between sites > > > > > > > > > We have never had a single issue with using this option > > > selected! Well I > > > suppose it will be one of those strange Exchange sort of > > > things, what works > > > for one, does not work for another. > > > > > > Hence, confirming what everybody knows, test it first, if it > > > works use it, > > > if it fails try something else. > > > > > > Interested to find out why the Outlook client does export > > > this information > > > correctly but according to you it fails with Exmerge? > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Roger Seielstad [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 19 November 2001 12:25 > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: Moving 45 users between sites > > > > > > > > Watch all sorts of hell break out after doing it too... > > > > > > > > Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt, and I'm still > > > finding issues a > > > > YEAR > > > > after migrating people with that option on. > > > > > > > > Far better is to migrate the rules to a PST from the client > > > side, then > > > > reimport them following migration. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT > > > > Senior Systems Administrator > > > > Peregrine Systems > > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > http://www.peregrine.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Veitch, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 2:13 AM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: RE: Moving 45 users between sites > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Exmerge should be able to move rules etc if the option > > > > > Associated folder > > > > > messages is selected. > > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Ed Crowley [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: 18 November 2001 23:05 > > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Subject: RE: Moving 45 users between sites > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no known way to do this without them knowing of > > > > > the change unless > > > > > > you can get to their workstations and update their profiles > > > > > while they > > > > > > aren't looking. Even then, they'll lose stuff like > > > rules and out of > > > > > > office > > > > > > settings. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > > > > > Tech Consultant > > > > > > Compaq Computer Corporation (soon to be HP) > > > > > > All your base are belong to us. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > Mark Hanji > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:54 AM > > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > Subject: Moving 45 users between sites > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > > > > > > > I need to move 45 users from one site to another site, > > > > > within the same Org > > > > > > (all is 5.5, SP4). > > > > > > The built-in move mailbox wizard works within site. > > > > > > The exmerge will export to .pst, thus, the users will loose > > > > > their ID in > > > > > > the > > > > > > exchange org....... > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the best way to accomplish this? I would like them > > > > > not to feel > > > > > > this > > > > > > move. > > > > > > (I know I will need to re-build their profile). > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > List posting FAQ: > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
