Can't use New-MailboxImportRequest. It just says its not recognize as name of cmd-let

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_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:10 PM}

Hi Tried to you the command as above but just get that error as below. Both Mailbox servers have sp1 installed and that is the consoles that I am running on. I must be missing something really silly. Thanks

The term 'New-MailboxImportRequest' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable prog
am. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:25

• New-MailboxImportRequest <<<<  /?
      + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (New-MailboxImportRequest:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

All replies (11)

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:51 PM ✅Answered | 4 votes}

Yeah, the cmdlets aren't visible if the role has not been assigned. Did you restart EMS after creating the role assignment? If not, that should solve the problem.

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:18 PM}

are you first Launching Exchange Management Shell or just Powershell? Sean McNeill Microsoft Gold Partner http://staterainfrastructure.blogspot.com/

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:34 PM}

Exchange Mangement Shell.

I am able to set the New-ManagementRoleAssignment but just can't run the New-MailboxImportRequest

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:40 PM}

Your account may need a role assignment for the "Mailbox Import Export" role. It's not done by default.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee633452.aspx

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:47 PM}

I did already assign administrator to that. I figured it would just give me an access error not tell me the command isn't found?

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:54 PM}

Darn you guys are good!

Thanks just had to restart.. Duh!

Thanks again

_{Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:58 PM}

Try  Get-ExCommand *mailbox*, see whether import script was in the list.MT | MCITP Please vote helpful or mark as answer if it's answered your question, this help us follow up the question status.

_{Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:33 PM}

I've done every step outlined in this post and others like it and I'm still not getting the New-MailboxImportRequest cmdlst ... ARG!

I tried to re-add the admin to the security group and it says it is already there ...

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Add-RoleGroupMember "Mailbox Import Export Group" -Member "Administrator"
The recipient "Administrator" is already a member of the group "xxx.com/Microsoft Exchange Security Groups/Mailbox
Import Export Group".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Administrator:SecurityPrincipalIdParameter) [Add-RoleGroupMember], MemberA
   lreadyExistsException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 473E65FA,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RbacTasks.AddRoleGroupMember

I've closed and reopened EMS ... as well as rebooting the server :)

Nothing seems to get around this ... I'm sure it is something silly but perhaps someone has an idea for me.

Thanks - Clay

_{Sunday, December 18, 2011 2:43 PM}

I've done every step outlined in this post and others like it and I'm still not getting the New-MailboxImportRequest cmdlst ... ARG!

I tried to re-add the admin to the security group and it says it is already there ...

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Add-RoleGroupMember "Mailbox Import Export Group" -Member "Administrator"
The recipient "Administrator" is already a member of the group "xxx.com/Microsoft Exchange Security Groups/Mailbox
Import Export Group".
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Administrator:SecurityPrincipalIdParameter) [Add-RoleGroupMember], MemberA
   lreadyExistsException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 473E65FA,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.RbacTasks.AddRoleGroupMember

I've closed and reopened EMS ... as well as rebooting the server :)

Nothing seems to get around this ... I'm sure it is something silly but perhaps someone has an idea for me.

 

Thanks - Clay

I have exactly the same issue as you. Done everything you have done.  

Did you find a solution to this? 

_{Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:45 PM}

How do you add the command if it's not in the list?

_{Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:29 PM}

I had the same issue, solved by running Exchange Management Shell as an administrator!