Managing public folders in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 still requires the use of PowerShell cmdlets snap-in exposed in the Exchange Management Shell. This practical example illustrates how to resolve common issues around public folder access rights. Scenario A: Outlook shows public folder as “Access Denied”(you do not have permissions to …) [PS] C:\Windows\System32>Get-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity “\folder\sharedItems” […]
<QueryList> <Query Id=”0″ Path=”Security”> <Select Path=”Security”>*[EventData[Data and (Data=”swilkinson”)]]</Select> </Query> </QueryList> Here are examples of simple custom filters in Windows Event Log: Select all events in the Security Event Log where the account name involved (TargetUserName) is “AUser” <QueryList><Query Id=”0″ Path=”Security”><Select Path=”Security”>*[EventData[Data[@Name=”TargetUserName”] and (Data=”AUser”)]]</Select></Query></QueryList> Select all events in the Security Event Log where the string “AUser” […]
Reset Machine Account Passwords using Netdom.exe netdom resetpwd /s:server /ud:domain\User /pd:* The /s:server is the name of another domain controller in which the KDC service is running. That server will be used for setting the machine account password. The other two parameters are simply the user name and password for a domain administrator account. You will need to install […]
How to use Diskpart.exe to extend a data volume in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows 2000 You can use the Diskpart.exe utility to manage disks, partitions, and volumes from a command-line interface. You can use Diskpart.exe on both Basic disks and Dynamic disks. If an NTFS volume resides on a hardware […]
A – PREWORK: Install R2 of Windows 2008 64 Bit on a new box and run Microsoft Update to patch it to whatever is current. If the server is not already a Domain Controller, you need to run DCPROMO to make it so, assuming you are going to fully decommision your old single server, if […]
Part – 1 Introduction For the purposes of this article, I am assuming that the SBS server will be decommissioned at the end of the process, leaving a windows 2003 server Native Domain with a separate dedicated Domain Controller (DC) and separate server box running Exchange 2003 Standard. You could in-fact keep the SBS server […]
How to renew a self signed certificate in Exchange Server 2007 When a new Exchange Server 2007 role is installed on a computer the server automatically generates a self signed certificate to be used with services like transport (SMTP), POP, IIS (OWA and Exchange Web Services) and IMAP. This certificate expires right after the completion […]
A bit more research later and I found that Vista SP2 has a similar Service Pack Cleanup Tool in the same C:WindowsSystem32 directory called COMPCLN.exe. You can start the program by using the following instructions: Click Start > Run Type in CMD and press [enter] At the command prompt, type COMPCLN and press [enter] Press […]
You can hover over the CMD line and press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to invoke the “Run as Administrator” shortcut. In the Command Prompt window, type: net user Note how the Administrator account is there, yet the new user account has not been yet created. To set the Administrator’s account password: net user * […]
If you are encountering problem where Outlook constantly asks you for your password even though you check the “Remember my password” box every single time, then you are in luck because this tip shows how to fix the problem. This fix should theoretically help with Windows Mail as well, but I haven’t been able to […]