XADM: How to Create Mailboxes by Means of a .csv File

ID: Q244595

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

SUMMARY

This article explains how to use the Bulk Import functionality of the Exchange Server Administrator program to create mailboxes.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a mailbox for an Exchange Server user by means of a .csv file, perform the following steps:

Create a .csv file with the following heading:

Obj-Class,
Delivery-Mechanism,
Directory Name,
Alias Name,
Home-Server,
Primary Windows NT Account,
First Name,
Last name,
Display Name,
Obj-Container

Populate the columns with the appropriate information, for example:
Mailbox,
0,
JohnD,
JohnD,
TESTSERVER,
TESTSERVERDOM\JohnD,
John,
Doe,
JohnDoe,
/o=Organization/ou=TestSite1/cn=Recipients
NOTE: The Obj-Class value must be Mailbox and the Delivery-Mechanism value must be 0 to create the mailboxes.

Perform a directory import to import the .csv file into the directory. (If you are creating the Windows NT account when you perform this import, under Account Creation, click to select the Create Windows NT Account check box.)

For additional information about performing a directory import, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q146304 XADM: Directory Import File Format

Q155414 XADM: Bulk Import/Export FAQ

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc4 exc5 exc55
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo