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Set UPN Suffix using PowerShell

Published by lazy-admin on May 1, 2017

To Prepare for Office 365 Migration you need to add the missing ‘UPN Suffixes’. The following example demonstrates how to create a new UPN suffix for the users in the ThatLazyAdmin forest: Lets Start by running:

<span style="font-weight: bold;">Import-Module ActiveDirectory</span>

1	<span style="font-weight: bold;">Import-Module ActiveDirectory</span>

Then run :

<span style="font-weight: bold;">Get-AdForest | Set-ADForest -UPNSuffixes @{Add="ThatLazyAdmin.com"}</span>

1	<span style="font-weight: bold;">Get-AdForest \| Set-ADForest -UPNSuffixes @{Add="ThatLazyAdmin.com"}</span>

Lets verify the new UPN in Active Directory Users and Computers There…

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Set Exhange 2010 /2013 OWA ‘LogonFormat’ using PowerShell

Published by lazy-admin on May 1, 2017

Set Exhange 2010 /2013 OWA ‘LogonFormat’ using PowerShell Quick look at the curent setting using the ‘GUI’. Exchange Admin Center – Servers – Virtual Directory select OWA virtual directory. Now lets change the LogonFormat to ‘User name only’ using PowerShell

Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -LogonFormat 'UserName' -DefaultDomain 
'ThatLazyAdmin.local' -Identity 'LazyEX-01\owa (Default Web Site)'

1 2	Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -LogonFormat 'UserName' -DefaultDomain 'ThatLazyAdmin.local' -Identity 'LazyEX-01\owa (Default Web Site)'

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Get all Failed Move-Requests (Exchange 2013)

Published by lazy-admin on May 1, 2017

To quickly get all ‘Failed Move-Requests’ you can run the following one liner.

Get-MoveRequest | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "failed"}

1	Get-MoveRequest \| Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "failed"}

To Remove all ‘Failed Move-Requests’ you can run the following:

Get-MoveRequest | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "failed"} | Remove-MoveRequest

1	Get-MoveRequest \| Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "failed"} \| Remove-MoveRequest

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Using Active Directory to meet Regulatory Compliances

Using Active Directory to meet Regulatory Compliances

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 30, 2017

Using Active Directory to meet Regulatory Compliances When it comes to meeting compliance, many Administrators settle for simply auditing event logs. By default, Event Viewer records all events that are generated on a Windows Server. However, is simply storing logs an efficient way to meet compliance? Most compliance mandates require a particular report to…

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Express installation of Azure AD Connect

Express installation of Azure AD Connect

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 27, 2017

Express installation of Azure AD Connect Tool Can be downloaded from Here Sign in as a local administrator to the server you wish to install Azure AD Connect on. You should do this on the server you wish to be the sync server. Navigate to and double-click AzureADConnect.msi. On the Welcome screen, select the box agreeing…

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Installing Exchange 2016

Installing Exchange 2016

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 27, 2017

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 prerequisites The prerequisites that are needed to install Exchange 2016 on computers running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 depends on which Exchange role you want to install. Read the section below that matches the role you want to install. Role: Mailbox server role. Let’s…

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Enable Remote Desktop Using PowerShell

Enable Remote Desktop Using PowerShell

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 26, 2017

Enable Remote Desktop Using PowerShell Open an elevated Windows PowerShell session and run the following commands. This first one creates the fDenyTSConnections value and sets it to 0 (off). This makes sense, because we don’t want to deny Terminal Services (TS) connections.

Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server' 
-Name fDenyTSConnections -Value 0

1 2	Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server' -Name fDenyTSConnections -Value 0

Set Network Level Authentication for Remote Desktop

Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\
WinStations\RDP-Tcp'-Name UserAuthentication -Value 1

1 2	Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\ WinStations\RDP-Tcp'-Name UserAuthentication -Value 1

Setting Firewall Rules :…

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A Transport database operation has encountered a fatal error. The Transport service is shutting down.

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 24, 2017

A Transport database operation has encountered a fatal error. The Transport service is shutting down. Exchange Transport Service Keeps shutting down. To resolve this issue you can simple recreate the Transport Queue Database on the needed Exchange server. To delete the specified database and corresponding transaction logs, follow these steps: Verify that the Microsoft Exchange…

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Get and Connect a Disconnected Mailbox Using PowerShell

Get and Connect a Disconnected Mailbox Using PowerShell

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 24, 2017

Get and Connect a Disconnected Mailbox Using PowerShell To quickly find all disconnected Mailboxes in your Exchange environment launch EMC and run the following one liner.

Get-MailboxStatistics -Server ThaLazyExMBX01| 
where { $_.DisconnectDate -ne $null } 
| select DisplayName,MailboxGuid,Database,DisconnectDate

Get-MailboxStatistics -Server ThaLazyExMBX01|

where { $_.DisconnectDate -ne $null }

| select DisplayName,MailboxGuid,Database,DisconnectDate

The Results will look as follow: Now that we have the results lets refine the search to find a specific “Disconnected Mailbox”

Get-MailboxStatistics -server ThatLazyExMBX01|
Where-object {($_.DisconnectDate -ne $null) -and ($_.DisplayName -eq "Manju")}

1 2	Get-MailboxStatistics -server ThatLazyExMBX01\| Where-object {($_.DisconnectDate -ne $null) -and ($_.DisplayName -eq "Manju")}

The Results will look…

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Prepare Active Directory and Domains for Exchange 2016

Prepare Active Directory and Domains for Exchange 2016

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 19, 2017

Prepare Active Directory and domains for Exchange 2016 The first step in getting your organization ready for Exchange 2016 is to extend the Active Directory schema. Exchange stores a lot of information in Active Directory but before it can do that, it needs to add and update classes, attributes, and other items. If you’re curious…

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Exchange 2010 Mail User still Associated with a Move Request

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 19, 2017

Exchange 2010 Mail User still Associated with a Move Request Mail User Object in Exchange still showing as if it is listed to a Move Request To verify if we have any Move requests currently in progress or completed we can start by Opening the Exchange Shell. Once the EMS is open type the following…

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Exchange 2010 MessageTrackingLog: Failed to write log..Error Access Denied

Exchange 2010 MessageTrackingLog: Failed to write log..Error Access Denied

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 17, 2017

Exchange 2010 MessageTrackingLog: Error Access Denied Message Tracking in Exchange 2010 Stopped and you received the following Error in EventViewer. “MessageTrackingLogs: Failed to write logs because of the error: Access to the path ‘MSGTRK20170329-8.LOG’ is denied..” Let’s Start by reviewing the Current configuration for Message Tracking.

Get-TranSportServer |ft Name,MessageTrackingLogEnabled,MessageTrackingLogPath,MessageTrackingLogMaxAge,MessageTrackingLogMaxDirectorySize,<pre>
MessageTrackingLogMaxFileSize,MessageTrackingLogSubjectLoggingEnabled

1 2	Get-TranSportServer \|ft Name,MessageTrackingLogEnabled,MessageTrackingLogPath,MessageTrackingLogMaxAge,MessageTrackingLogMaxDirectorySize,<pre> MessageTrackingLogMaxFileSize,MessageTrackingLogSubjectLoggingEnabled

Now that you have your current configuration lets…

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