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Missing "Mailbox Search" Exchange management role

Missing "Mailbox Search" Exchange management role.

First published date

5/31/2019 8:08 PM

Last published date

5/31/2019 8:08 PM

Overview

This article provides steps to check assignment of the "Mailbox Search" Exchange Management Role to the specified account. It also shows how to assign this role to the account.

Product section

Server Application Monitor

Resolution

Open a PowerShell session in Administrator context (Exchange Management Shell).
Enter one of the following commands. Replace ACCOUNT with the desired account name.

  • To see if the management role has been assigned to a particular service account, type: 
    Get-ManagementRoleAssignment -RoleAssignee "ACCOUNT" -Role "Mailbox Search" | Where-Object {$_.RoleAssignmentDelegationType -eq "Regular"}
  • To add a service account to the "Mailbox Search" management role, type: 
    New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role "Mailbox Search" -User "ACCOUNT"