Many times as Exchange Admins, we are tasked to find out if we have licenses available for new staff or we are running out of space on a server or simply just performing a cleanup and we need to know which users are inactive. In a small company this will Read more…
In my previous blog post, we posted a script that would enable moderation on a Distribution Group and set a Moderator. In this blog post, we will use PowerShell to find all Distribution Groups that have moderation enabled as well as show the moderators of those groups. Below is an Read more…
Moderation on groups, especially global company comms groups is a good thing because it means that not just anyone can email them. Many companies only allow HR, IT, Security or other groups to send email to everyone in the company. I put together a script that will not only set Read more…
I put together a simple script that will add an Accepted Domain in Exchange 2019 from the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) instead of using the GUI. The script does require manual input of the following fields: I have added comments to make it easier to understand, once you have filled Read more…
Have you ever had a request to display the Top X Mailbox Users in an organization? In my lab, I wanted to see which accounts were the highest with all my testing and pumping data in to test certain things and putting together a quick script helped me achieve this. Read more…
When running installations, some systems are set to lock after a certain period of inactivity even though the installation is running in the background. Recently I was testing CIS Group Policy policies and my labs kept locking and it becomes frustrating to keep having to unlock so I have a Read more…
In Outlook, Users create Mailbox Inbox rules and then when things stop working or so they think such as “I’m no longer receiving email” but I can send without a problem. When you troubleshoot the issue, Outlook shows rules. This is where PowerShell comes in and will show you all Read more…
I have been working on a script to document a Microsoft Exchange environment using PowerShell and while it does the job of providing the information required, some manual input is needed and the output formatting is still work in progress. Landscape view displays the information better. The script requires Microsoft Read more…
Here is a quick tip for you, if you ever want to know the uninstall string to remove an Exchange Server, you can run a simple command to get the UninstallString from the Windows Registry, the command is as follows: Get-ExchangeUninstallKey This command will produce the output below: If we Read more…
I thought about writing this blog post as it is something I use often and perhaps it will help you out. The script used is not my own but a fellow MVP so all credit goes to him. As an Exchange Admin, we are constantly busy with Exchange server tasks Read more…