Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
We have recently introduced a new ERP in our company, which also includes the complete personnel administration. The software uses MS-SQL Server as a database. As our IT process is very complex for a new user and little things are often forgotten, I have tried to automate the creation as much as possible. ... Read more
In this article, I already presented a small script that checks the Exchange HealthCheck URLs. Since I use PRTG for monitoring in my private environment, I used a separate sensor for the HealthCheck URLs. PRTG comes with a whole range of sensors for Exchange Server, but due to the limitation of 100 ... Read more
After updating my WLAN controller, I stumbled across a small problem. The WLAN controller is monitored using PRTG and a PowerShell script. After updating the controller, the script only returns the following error message: The request was canceled: No protected SSL/TLS channel could be created.... In this case it is the ... Read more
I have created a small GUI that copies Active Directory groups from one user to another user. With the script you can quickly transfer all groups of a user to another user account: The GUI is only very rudimentary, you can select a source user account and a target user account, a click on "Copy groups from source to target ... Read more
I received a lot of feedback on the first beta version of the Exchange Toolbox and was able to fix several problems as a result. Now there is a new version that mainly fixes problems, but also integrates message tracking. The goal of the Exchange Tool Box is to provide a small and handy GUI for quick troubleshooting. However, there are currently ... Read more
Unfortunately, some blogs or websites that I like to read do not offer e-mail notifications when there are new posts or articles. But since most websites provide an RSS feed, I made a little PowerShell script that sends an email when there is new content. The small script processes several RSS feeds and ... Read more
I have started to create a small PowerShell script to help detect invalid or orphaned group policies. The first version of the script searches for group policies that are not connected to an OU, have no security filtering or have all GPO settings disabled. I will add more functions to the script in the future and publish it as ... Read more
To specify the URLs and hostnames of an Exchange 2016 server, the following script can be used: #Hostname for Exchange Webservices, OWA, Outlook Anywhere, Active Sync: $OutlookHostname = "outlook.frankysweb.de" #Hostname for Autodiscover: $AutodiscoverHostname = "autodiscover.frankysweb.de" #OWA $owa = "https://" + "$OutlookHostname" + "/owa" write-host "OWA URL:" $owa Get-OwaVirtualDirectory -Server $env:computername | Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -internalurl $owa -externalurl $owa ... Read more
I often don't feel like typing in long filters in PowerShell for large amounts of data. I have therefore gotten into the habit of filtering the data afterwards. The PowerShell CMDLet "Out-GridView" makes this process much easier. With "Out-GridView", data can be displayed in table form and sorted in different ways. This function is particularly useful if you want to get a quick overview. Read more
The Exchange Toolbox is a new project of mine to make my life a little easier. In my daily work with Exchange Server I usually only need a few commands or information to check configurations or identify problems. With the Exchange Toolbox I'm trying to create a small tool that will make ... Read more
