Remove-OWAVirtualDirectory failure
To troubleshoot and try to fix another problem I am having on my Exchange 2007box I am trying to delete the /exchange virtual directory. When I enter the following:
Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory -identity "exchange (default web site)"
This is what follows:ConfirmAre you sure you want to perform this action?The Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory cmdlet is removing Outlook Web Access virtualdirectory "Servername.company.com\exchange (default web site)".[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help(default is "Y"):yRemove-OwaVirtualDirectory : Deleting virtual directory 'IIS://servername.company.com/W3SVC/1/ROOT/Exchange' on 'SERVERNAME' failed.At line:1 char:27+ Remove-OwaVirtualDirectory <<<< -identity "exchange (default web site)"Any help would be greatly appreciated.Zack
February 12th, 2009 11:52pm
Dear Zack,
Based on your conversation, I understand that you want to delete /exchange virtual directory, however it failed.
Based on my research, you can do that by performing the following steps:
1. Install Window 2000 or 2003 Support Tools on your domain controller, this tool is located in the Support\Tools folder on the Windows 2000 or 2003 CD-ROM for the operating systems,
For more information about adsiedit.msc, please refer to the following article:
Folder Listing of the Support Tools Included in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246926/en-us
2. Launch adsiedit.msc on your domain controller, navigate to the following location:
CN=HTTP,CN=Protocols,CN=servername,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=ORG,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DC,DC=com
Note: Replace the servername, ORG and DC with your exact names.
3. Right click exchange (default web site), select delete.
If you need any further assistance pertaining to this case; please feel free to let me know and Ill be happy to assist you further.
Regards,
Rock Wang - MSFT
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February 13th, 2009 5:47am
Will this let me recreate the folder afterwards?Will I also need to manually remove the virtual directory from IIS?
February 13th, 2009 7:21pm
Hi Zack,
If you want to recreate the /Exchange virtual directory, you can run the following command:
New-OwaVirtualDirectory "exchange" -OwaVersion Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Mailboxes -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"
Also, you should manually remove /Exchange virtual directory from IIS if it appears at there.
If anything is unclear, feel free to let me know.
Regards,
Rock Wang - MSFT
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
February 16th, 2009 11:58am
This worked.
February 20th, 2009 10:04pm