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How to disable antimalware on Exchange 2016

To disable malware filtering on the local Mailbox server, run this command in the Exchange Management Shell:
& $env:ExchangeInstallPath\Scripts\Disable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1

To enable malware filtering on the local Mailbox server, run this command in the Exchange Management Shell:
& $env:ExchangeInstallPath\Scripts\Enable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1

If the command was successful, you see this message:

Anti-malware scanning is successfully . Please restart MSExchangeTransport for the changes to take effect.

Note: The enable script also applies malware engine and definition updates as needed.

Restart the Exchange Transport service by running this command, which will temporarily interrupt mail flow on the server:

Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport
The change might take up to 10 minutes to take effect.

By ncol on January 1, 2022 · Comments Off

Kill a process using PowerShell

Open PowerShell. If required, run it as Administrator.

Type the command Get-Process to see the list of running processes

To kill a process by its name, execute the following cmdlet: Stop-Process -Name “ProcessName” -Force

To kill a process by its PID, run the command: Stop-Process -ID PID -Force

By ncol on November 18, 2021 · Comments Off

Enable the Password Reset Option in Exchange Server 2016

The easiest way to change the password of a user’s Microsoft Exchange mailbox is to use the Active Directory User and Computer (ADUC) console. You can also reset the password from the Exchange Admin Center, but this option is disabled by default. This article describes how to enable the password reset option in the Exchange Admin Center in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.

1. Log in to exchange server with your admin credentials.

2. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges and execute the following three commands.

Add-pssnapin microsoft*

Install-CannedRbacRoles

Install-CannedRbacRoleAssignments

3. Log in to the Exchange Admin Center and click on Permissions.

Right-click ‘Organization Management’ and then click Edit.

Click the ‘+’ sign on the roles section. Select ‘Reset Password’ and then click Add. Click OK and then click Save.

4. Log out from the Exchange Admin Center.

5. When you log in again to the Exchange Admin Center and open any existing user mailbox properties, you should see the reset password option.

By ncol on September 8, 2021 · Comments Off

How to stop a Windows Backup job

C:\Users\Administrator.LOCAL>wbadmin stop job
wbadmin 1.0 – Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Are you sure you want to stop the current operation?
[Y] Yes [N] No y

The backup operation ended before completing.

C:\Users\Administrator.LOCAL>

By ncol on June 29, 2021 · Comments Off

Exchange 2010/2013/2016: Starting Exchange Services with a simple command

As an Exchange Admin, you might be looking after 1 server or several hundred.

Sometime after a reboot you might notice that some of the services don’t start. It is a daunting task to go manually start them all 1 at a time.

A simple way is to run the following command from an elevated PowerShell Window:

Get-Service *Exchange* | Start-Service

Some services like the Transport and Unified Messaging Services take a bit longer to start but the window will echo the starting of all services.

By ncol on March 15, 2021 · Comments Off

How to configure an internal relay connector for Exchange 2013

Go to the webpage of the exchange management page (https://exchangeserver/ecp)
Go to the Mail flow > Receive Connectors > + for add a new connector.

Enter a name for the connector. If you want to relay outside your organization than you need to select Frontend Transport role instead of the Hub Transport role.

Leave the setting below unchanged.

Remove the IP address which are shown in the picture below.

You get an error that the field is required. (click on the + to add a new range)

Enter a single IP address or a local LAN address which is allowed to email via the exchange server.

The remote network settings will show the list like below.

When clicked on finished. You have to edit the relay connector and go to security tab.
Select the option “Anonymous users”.

Click on Save..

Now you have to open a powershell CLI of exchange on the exchange server ( with administrative rights ).

Get-ReceiveConnector “Receive Connector Name” | Add-ADPermission -User “NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON” -ExtendedRights “Ms-Exch-SMTP-Accept-Any-Recipient”

By ncol on April 27, 2017 · Comments Off

Exchange 2013 mailbox move stuck at StatusDetail FailedOther

You have to remove the current move request and resubmit:

Remove-MoveRequest -Identity userID

New-MoveRequest -Identity “userID” -TargetDatabase “Mailbox Database 0422167200” -BatchName “userID” -BadItemLimit “200”

By ncol on April 6, 2017 · Comments Off

Perform a full backup on Exchange to purge logs

1. Open Command prompt as Administrator
2. Launch Diskshadow

A.Add volume d:
B.(optional, add one line for each additional drive to include) Add volume X:
C.Begin Backup
D.Create
E.End Backup

3. At this step you should notice the following events in the application log indicating that the backup was indeed successful and logs will now be deleted.

Here’s some screenshots from the process:

Command prompt

Event Log

By ncol on September 28, 2015 · Comments Off

How to configure Exchange to redirect OWA HTTP requests to HTTPS requests in IIS 7

To enable SSL redirection to the OWA virtual directory, follow these steps:

Start IIS 7 Manager.
Expand the server, expand Sites and select the Default Web Site.
Double-click HTTP Redirect.
Select the Redirect requests to this destinationcheck box, and then enter /owa.
Select the Only redirect requests to content in this directory (not subdirectories)check box.
Select Found (302) from the Statuscode drop-down list.
Click Apply to save the settings.
Note The changes that you made to the Default Web Site will propagate down to the virtual directories for that site.
Expand the Default Web Site.
Select the aspnet_client virtual directory.
Double-click HTTPRedirect.
Clear the check box for Redirect requests to this destination.
Click Apply to save the settings.
Repeat steps 9-12 for the following virtual directories:
- Autodiscover
- Ecp
- EWS
- Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync
- OAB
- Owa
- PowerShell
- PowerShell-Proxy
- Rpc

By ncol on February 24, 2015 · Comments Off

How to renew a self signed certificate in Exchange Server 2007

The Exchange 2007 self signs a certificate when the server role is first added for all the Exchange services that run in unison with IIS (smtp & owa etc). The certificate expires after one year from the date the server was first installed or the date the certificate was assigned manually.

First, check the status of the certificate by opening the Exchange Management Shell and executing the command ‘Get-ExchangeCertificate |FL’ – this displays all information about the currently assigned certificates and the status of each certificate.

It is common that they may be more than one certificate listed in the display – if that is the case, find the certificate that shows an expired date in the field ‘NotAfter‘ – as this defines when each certificate becomes invalid/expired. An expired certificate may cause problems such as connectivity to web services, SMTP transport and Outlook prompting certificate security warnings.

Use the following steps to generate a new certificate and enable it to run IIS services:

1. Type ‘Get-ExchangeCertificate |FL’ – This only lists details of certificates that are assigned to Exchange Services. Then note down the Thumbprint of the expired certificate.

2. Then type ‘Get-ExchangeCertificate –Thumbprint “9E6DD4B4EA2865CA9E6C34B42329A9AC994EBF63” | New-ExchangeCertificate’ . This generates a new certificate, and you will then be prompted to confirm if you want to overwrite the expired certificate and use the new one for the SMTP service.

3. If you run the cmdlet in step 1 you will notice the new certificate is not used to secure IIS services anymore. Make a note of the new thumbprint and run the following command typing the new thumbprint between the quotation marks: ‘Enable-ExchangeCertificate – Thumbprint “7A843B04EA2865CA9E6C34B42329AEE4456F9013” –Services IIS’

4. Be sure to verify all the services are working correctly after renewing and enabling the certificate – test Outlook clients by closing and opening Outlook to esnure there are no security certificate warnings.

6. Finally, Remove the old certificate by typing the following cmdlet into the management shell: Remove-ExchangeCertificate –Thumbprint “9E6DD4B4EA2865CA9E6C34B42329A9AC994EBF63″.

By ncol on June 5, 2013 · Comments Off

Outlook Web Access with Internet Explorer 10

If you experience issues in Internet Explorer 10 logging in and accessing emails with Outlook Web Access try the following:

Run Outlook Web Access in Internet Explorer compatibility view and see if it helps.

a: Click Tools present at the top right corner in internet explorer.
b: Now Select Compatilbility view with the Website opened.

By ncol on May 13, 2013 · Comments Off

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