In Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, if you use the Exchange Management Console to schedule a task to move a mailbox, the console must remain open until the operation is complete.

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To work around this behavior, use the AT command in Exchange Management Shell, as in the following example.

At 16:00 /interactive powershell.exe –noexit -psconsolefile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Bin\exshell.psc1" -command "Move-Mailbox –identity <user@domain.com> -TargetDatabase <NewMailboxDatabase>"

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This behavior is by design.

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