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DELL Quest Active Directory Recovery Manager

Active Directory Recovery using DELL Active Directory Recovery Manager.   In this post I will go through the option of installing and configuring Dell Active Directory Recovery Manager.   What is Dell Active Directory Recovery Manager? Recovery Manager for Active Directory enables you to quickly restore your environment without taking AD offline but still maintain…

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Exchange 2016 – There is no existing permission entry found for user.

There is no existing permission entry found for user: running Set-MailboxFolderPermissions   You receive the following error when trying to run the Set-MailboxFolderPermissions in Exchange 2016 EMS.   There is no existing permission entry found for user: Su-Yu-Chan Rack  –  Nerd. + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Set-MailboxFolderPermission], UserNotFoundInPermissionEntryException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=THATLAZYEX-02,RequestId=365c6506-0b10-4de7-bd31-eeeec601ac4a,TimeStamp=7/26/2017 5:08:42 AM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-UserNotFoundInPermissionEntryException]…

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Assign Office 365 Licenses using Active Directory Groups

Assign Office 365 Licenses with Active Directory Groups In this post I will walk through the options of  assigning Office 365 Licenses based on Active Directory Group membership. Microsoft has recently released the new feature in Azure Active Directory which allows you to apply Azure licenses as well as Office 365 licenses based on group…

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Create New Exchange 2016 Mailbox Database using PowerShell

New Mailbox Database using PowerShell In this post I will create a new Mailbox Database for Exchange 2016 using PowerShell. Available Syntax for the cmdlet “New-MailboxDatabase”

To get started we need to launch the Exchange PowerShell console and the run the following cmdlet.

Next is to mount the newly created DB.

Lets…

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Removing Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server from Exchange Organization

Decommissioning Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server In this post i will go through the steps used to remove an Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server from the Exchange Organization. Before we can start with the uninstall of Exchange we first need to verify that the server we want to decommission does not have any “System Mailboxes” or “User…

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Exchange 2013 Uninstall Failed : Setup can’t continue with the uninstall because the RFExchConn (2236) has o pen files.

Setup can’t continue with the uninstall because the RFExchConn (2236) has o pen files. Close the process, and then restart Setup.   During the uninstall process i was presented with the following error message. To try and resolve this , lets have a look at the log which was been generated . looking at the…

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Error Removing Mailbox Database

Error Removing Mailbox Database: This Mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes. When you try and remove an “Exchange Mailbox Database” you received the following error: “This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, mailbox plans, archive mailboxes, public folder mailboxes or arbitration mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run…

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Add and Remove Distribution Group Members Powershell

Add and Remove Distribution Group Members Powershell   Lets look at some quick Powershell one liners to Remove and Add Distribution Group Members. Add DistributionGroup Member:

Remove DistributionGroup Member:

  Quick and Simple One liners.   #ThatLazyAdmin

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Remove Exchange 2010 Inbox Rules

Remove Exchange Inbox Rules using PowerShell Lets look at a quick way to view , remove and disable user inbox rules. First lets get  list of inbox rules for a user by running the below:

To disable one of the Inbox Rules run the following:

Next lets view the description of the Inbox…

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