Windows Exchange 2010 – Remove log files

Exchange server logfiles can grow very fast! There are either logfiles in the directory ‘Mailbox Database’ or in ‘Public folder database xxxxxxx’. I’ve create a .bat file which delete all log files aged 2 days and older: forfiles -p “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Mailbox\Mailbox Database 0258665593” -m E000*.log -d -2 -c “cmd /c del @path” forfiles -p […]

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Exchange 2010 – Completely remove a mailbox

Whenever you delete a mailbox from Exchange 2010 the mailbox is not deleted completely from the server. To remove the mailbox you have to execute the following commands: Clean-MailboxDatabase “Mailbox Name” When you now open Exchange Management Console and go to Recipient Configuration and then Disconnected Mailboxes you will see the the mailbox you just […]

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Exchange 2003 – Create a mail enabled Public Folder

If you want to create a Public Folder in Exchange 2003 you have to: Open the Exchange System Manager and go to: Administrative groups -> ‘Administrative group’ -> Folders -> Public folders. Right click on ‘Public Folders’ and select New -> Public Folder. Now give the public folder a name. When done you can press […]

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Exhange 2010 – Enable calendar sharing via internet

By default the function to publish your calendar to the internet is turned off / greyed out. To enable this function log in to the Exchange server and open the Exchange management shell. There are different options for this policy. For sharing only the free/busy data you have to type: New-SharingPolicy -Name “Calendar Sharing Policy” […]

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OWA 2010 – Options button (“Sorry! Access denied”)

OWA 2010 – Options button (“Sorry! Access denied”) When you get the above error message, you have a problem that the user doesnt has an ‘Default Role Assignment Policy’. You can check this by logging in to the exchange server and open the Exchange Shell, then type: Get-mailbox “user” | fl RoleAssignmentPolicy. If nothging appears […]

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