DOCUMENT:Q184535  10-APR-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XADM: Removing a Site from an Organization
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,5.5
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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You will be unable to delete a Site container using the Microsoft Exchange
Server Administrator program. If you highlight the object and click the Edit
menu, the Delete command is dimmed (unavailable).

CAUSE
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Sites cannot be deleted from the Exchange Administrator program. Other sites in
the Organization must lose knowledge of the site that you wish to remove.

WORKAROUND
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If you are removing the servers in the site that you wish to delete, first
uninstall the Exchange servers using Exchange Setup program.

For other sites to lose knowledge of the site that is being deleted, you should
remove the replication and messaging connectors.

The addresses and other objects related to the site you wish to delete will be
removed from the directory.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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