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Exchange 2016 Troubleshooting: Unable to Enable Migration Mailbox

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Issue:

Unable to run the below command:

Enable-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity "Migration.8f3e7716-2011-43e4-96b1-aba62d229235

 

Symptom:

Enable-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity "Migration.8f3e7716-2011-43e4-96b1-aba62d229235 " gives the below error while following the below article

KB2812509

"The user's Active Directory account must be logon-disabled for linked, shared, or resource mailbox.

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:ADUser) [Enable-Mailbox], RecipientTaskException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=testserver,RequestId=543d758a-6259-43d4-b2f0-9bbaeacf502c,TimeStamp=12/1/2016

    8:05:01 PM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-RecipientTaskException] C652F390,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RecipientTasks

  .EnableMailbox

    + PSComputerName        : mbx.contoso.com"

Cause:

The absence of Exchange permissions on Migration AD account 

Resolution:

1. Run ADUC

2. Find the Migration Account 

3. Provide Full control permission for exchangetrustedsubsytem on Migration AD account

4. Rerun Enable-Mailbox -Arbitration -Identity "Migration.8f3e7716-2011-43e4-96b1-aba62d229235

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