Change OWA Logon Format to UPN on Exchange 2007/2010
To change the logon screen of your OWA website to ask for the user principal name (UPN) or email address instead of “Domain\user name”, change the following to “User principal name (UPN)”. To access...
View ArticleMailbox Move Failure on Exchange 2010
You’ve attempted to move mailboxes to your new Exchange 2010 server and you receive the following error: Active Directory operation failed on dc1.domain.name. This error is not retriable. Additional...
View ArticleExchange 2010 Implementation Tip for Backup Exec 2010 Users
You should plan to move your Backup Exec 2010 Media Server to 64bit before implementing Exchange Server 2010. A Backup Exec 2010 Media Server that is running a 32bit operating system is unable to...
View ArticleExchange 2010 Implementation Tip for Antivirus
Prior to implementing Exchange Server 2010, check with your current Antivirus vendor to validate their product is supported on Exchange 2010. The messaging agent component of Trend Micro Worry-Free...
View ArticleCommunication Issues between Exchange Servers
Recently while transitioning one of my customers from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010, I experienced issues trying to replicate public folders between the servers. This was due to a larger mail flow...
View ArticleInstallation of Exchange Server 2010 Prerequisites
It has been about six months since I transitioned one of my customers from Exchange Server 2007 to 2010 and I’ve found myself saying “How did I do that?” so I decided to write a blog about the process...
View ArticleTypical Installation of Exchange Server 2010
This blog will walk you through the steps of a typical Exchange Server 2010 Installation. Be sure to follow the instructions in my “Installation of Exchange Server 2010 Prerequisites” blog. By having...
View ArticlePowerShell Script to Return a List of Mailbox Size for All Users
On several occasions, I’ve been asked to provide a report of mailbox sizes and number of items in a mailbox to a few of my customers who are running either Exchange Server 2007 or 2010. Like most of my...
View ArticleUnable to Grant Domain Local Groups Full Access Permission to a Exchange 2010...
John Doe is a user in your Active Directory environment (Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest Function Level) with a mailbox on the email server (Exchange Server 2010 with SP2): You want to grant a domain...
View ArticleHow to Install the Exchange 2010 Management Tools on Windows 8 RTM
This is definitely unsupported so be sure to read the disclaimer on the right side of this blog before continuing. Read this blog article completely before attempting this process. You’ve just reloaded...
View ArticleInsane PowerShell One-Liner to Return the Name of Users with Quarantined...
Have you ever had any mailboxes on your Exchange 2010 server marked as being quarantined? According to this TechNet article, Exchange will isolate or quarantine any mailboxes that it detects as being...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell to Remove Phishing Emails from User Mailboxes on an Exchange...
You’ve all seen those phishing emails that occasionally get past your spam filters and you all also know that no matter how many times you tell users not to open those suspicious emails and click on...
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