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Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?
  1. #1


    Neil Rashbrook Guest

    Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?

    I want to create a user for internal service processing only, so I don't
    mind if it doesn't show up in the SBS Console, but if I just use regular
    APIs to create the user then the BPA complains about it. Do I just click
    "Do not show me this item again" or is there a proper way to do this?



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  2. #2


    Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP] Guest

    Re: Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?

    Not sure why we would care if it is shown in any user list except one.....

    Maybe what you really want to do is hide the user from the Exchange/Outlook
    list of email recepients, i.e. the GAL?

    To do so, either don't create a mailbox, or use the Exchange Manager applet
    to hide this user from the GAL.

    If you have other concerns, please explain.

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    > I want to create a user for internal service processing only, so I
    > don't mind if it doesn't show up in the SBS Console, but if I just use
    > regular APIs to create the user then the BPA complains about it. Do I
    > just click "Do not show me this item again" or is there a proper way
    > to do this?
    >


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  3. #3


    Les Connor [SBS MVP] Guest

    Re: Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?

    I just ignore the BPA yellow bang for these accounts.

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    "Neil Rashbrook" <neil@newsgroup> wrote in message
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    > I want to create a user for internal service processing only, so I don't
    > mind if it doesn't show up in the SBS Console, but if I just use regular
    > APIs to create the user then the BPA complains about it. Do I just click
    > "Do not show me this item again" or is there a proper way to do this?

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  4. #4


    Susan Bradley Guest

    Re: Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?

    When you have a user that is set up by an app and it's not a "SBS user"
    account the BPA complains.

    Hit the ignore in the BPA.

    Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP] wrote:

    > Not sure why we would care if it is shown in any user list except
    > one.....
    >
    > Maybe what you really want to do is hide the user from the
    > Exchange/Outlook list of email recepients, i.e. the GAL?
    > To do so, either don't create a mailbox, or use the Exchange Manager
    > applet to hide this user from the GAL.
    >
    > If you have other concerns, please explain.
    >
    > -
    > Larry
    > Please post the resolution to your
    > issue so others may benefit
    > -
    > Get Your SBS Health Check at
    > www.sbsbpa.com
    >
    >

    >> I want to create a user for internal service processing only, so I
    >> don't mind if it doesn't show up in the SBS Console, but if I just use
    >> regular APIs to create the user then the BPA complains about it. Do I
    >> just click "Do not show me this item again" or is there a proper way
    >> to do this?
    >>
    >
    >

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  5. #5


    Steve Foster Guest

    Re: Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?

    Neil Rashbrook wrote:

    >I want to create a user for internal service processing only, so I don't
    >mind if it doesn't show up in the SBS Console, but if I just use regular
    >APIs to create the user then the BPA complains about it. Do I just click
    >"Do not show me this item again" or is there a proper way to do this?
    There's absolutely nothing wrong with asking the BPA to ignore a specific
    condition, *if* you understand the full story, and it makes sense.

    This would appear to fall clearly into that.

    Or you could just create the account the "SBS way" and then it shows up in
    the Console, and the BPA is happy without further effort...

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  6. #6


    Neil Rashbrook Guest

    Re: Hide user from SBS 2008 Console (or at least SBS BPA)?

    Steve Foster wrote:

    > Neil Rashbrook wrote:
    >

    >> I want to create a user for internal service processing only, so I
    >> don't mind if it doesn't show up in the SBS Console, but if I just
    >> use regular APIs to create the user then the BPA complains about it.
    >> Do I just click "Do not show me this item again" or is there a proper
    >> way to do this?
    >
    > There's absolutely nothing wrong with asking the BPA to ignore a
    > specific condition, *if* you understand the full story, and it makes
    > sense.
    >
    > This would appear to fall clearly into that.
    Thanks for assuaging my fears!

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