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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »In addition to older exchange versions it’s relatively easy to export an complete mailbox to a .pst file. Just open the Exchange management shell and type in: New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox ACCOUNTNAME -FilePath “\\localhost\c$\Export\filename.pst” The command will now get executed, go to the location you defined and check when the .pst stops growing in size. The export […]
Read More »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” […]
Read More »When you get this error you should see the following event in the event viewer on the Exchange server. Event ID: 1008 Source: MSExchange ActiveSync An exception occurred and was handled by Exchange ActiveSync. This may have been caused by an outdated or corrupted Exchange ActiveSync device partnership. This can occur if a user tries […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »When you press ‘options’ in Outlook Web Acces (owa) you get: Server Error 404 – File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. To resolve this issue do the following: 1. On the exchange server go to: IIS – Default […]
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