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GertjanA's avatar
GertjanA
Moderator
5 years ago

Remove Archive Permission SQL

Hello all, I have an old EV environment (9.0.4) which has no longer Exchange servers, or EV System Mailbox. We're migrating personal archives to Exchange. There is a need to remove permissions from...
  • GertjanA's avatar
    GertjanA
    5 years ago

    Hi,

    I did assume, but the format for using EVPM requires defining an Exchange server and mailbox, which are checked for existence.

    I tried several options, but all failed. We might now spin up an old VM, if we have that, and if it is possible in our environment.

Prone2Typos's avatar
Prone2Typos
Moderator
5 years ago

zapping an archive in EVPM does not require Exchange I think. I have not tried in a while but know zapping a mailbox does, but think zapping an archive does not. Did you assume or test?

  • GertjanA's avatar
    GertjanA
    Moderator
    5 years ago

    Hi,

    I did assume, but the format for using EVPM requires defining an Exchange server and mailbox, which are checked for existence.

    I tried several options, but all failed. We might now spin up an old VM, if we have that, and if it is possible in our environment.

    • Prone2Typos's avatar
      Prone2Typos
      Moderator
      5 years ago

      We use the following in our ini files:

       

      [Directory]
      directorycomputername = MyComputer
      sitename = MySite
       
      [VaultPermissions]
      VaultName = MyVault
      Zap = true
       
      IIRC the command line takes the Exchange mailbox or server or something. I am pretty sure that this ini file does not require a valid exchange server to be in existance.... but perhaps it wants the EV records in the DB assocaited with that exchange server to start it off.
       
      I am like 89% sure it does not have to be up though because I think run this regularly against archives where the mailbox woudl be inaccessible to EV.
      • plaudone1's avatar
        plaudone1
        Level 6
        5 years ago

        Hi, 

        EVPM does require an Exchange server to connect to when processing.  In 12.4 the Remove-EVArchivePermission PS cmdlet was added to avoid this requirement. 

        Regards,

        Patrick