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Create a shared mailbox for unlicensed global admin user
Hi, I have created an unlicensed user to be a global admin because paying for a license would be a waste of money since it is meant to manage only. However, I noticed that Microsoft frequently se...
There is no such process, at least not a supported one. In any case, you don't need to have an Exchange Online mailbox to receive such notifications, simply populate the "otherEmails" (alternate mail) attribute for the user to have them delivered to the desired address.
Hi Vasil,
Thanks for your input. That is a shortcoming, but I give up on this and will let the emails bounce and fill MS support tickets with junk. After all, even when I tell them not to send to that address, they can't do anything, because there is no such process either (being sarcastic here).
You can easily create an Exchange mailbox and then create and attach the user to it, but not the other way around. I know I can assign a license to the unlicensed user, which will most likely create a mailbox for them. At that point, I could convert it to a shared mailbox, but that would imply using a license that I have to purchase. So, I'll let the joke be on them.
Best regards,
Val
Thanks for your input. That is a shortcoming, but I give up on this and will let the emails bounce and fill MS support tickets with junk. After all, even when I tell them not to send to that address, they can't do anything, because there is no such process either (being sarcastic here).
You can easily create an Exchange mailbox and then create and attach the user to it, but not the other way around. I know I can assign a license to the unlicensed user, which will most likely create a mailbox for them. At that point, I could convert it to a shared mailbox, but that would imply using a license that I have to purchase. So, I'll let the joke be on them.
Best regards,
Val
