It's been a long time between drinks...
However, I have still been quietly squirreling away useful command lines, with the following 166 commands used for Exchange 2007/2010 information gathering, automating configuration management, troubleshooting and many bits in between.
Each command can be copied and pasted into a PowerShell command line running the Exchange snap-in loaded with the default prefix, although you may need to adjust input such as distinguished names, server names, mailbox names etc.
Let me know if you find them useful.
Get mailboxes that have a space in the displayName
get-mailbox -filter "(displayname -like '* *')" | ft identity,database -wrap -auto
Find Exchange transport rules
Get-TransportRule | ft Name,Priority,{$_.Conditions | select Name,{$_.Words}},{$_.Actions | select Name,Rank,SclValue},Comments -wrap -auto
Find Exchange 2007 mailbox servers in the local organisation
get-mailboxserver
Get mailbox statistics for mailbox servers with the specified name
get-mailboxserver | where {$_.Name -like 'server*'} | Get-MailboxStatistics | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | select-object -prop DisplayName,LastLogonTime,StorageLimitStatus,TotalItemSize,TotalDeletedItemSize,@{N="Size (MB)";E={$_.TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}},@{N="Deleted Item Size (MB)";E={$_.TotalDeletedItemSize.Value.ToMB()}},ItemCount,ServerName,StorageGroupName,DatabaseName.LegacyDN | export-csv -path c:\temp\MailboxStatistics.csv
Get mailbox database size limit/quota settings on malibox stores
get-mailboxdatabase | select-object -prop Name,ServerName,StorageGroup,ProhibitSendReceiveQuota,ProhibitSendQuota,IssueWarningQuota | ft -wrap -autosize
Find the number of mail-enabled contacts in the organisation
get-mailcontact -ResultSize 'unlimited' | measure
Export the IP addressed allowed to relay through the specified connector
$rc = Get-ReceiveConnector -id 'server01\connector01'; $rc.RemoteIPRanges | export-csv -path c:\temp\rc1.csv
Exchange 2007 global transport size limits
get-transportconfig | ft -prop MaxReceiveSize,MaxSendSize -wrap -autosize
Exchange 2007 transport server sizelimits
get-transportserver | ft -prop Name,OriginatingServer,InternalDsnMaxMessageAttachSize,ExternalDsnMaxMessageAttachSize -wrap -autosize
Exchange 2007 send connector size limits
get-sendconnector | ft -prop Identity,AddressSpaces,MaxMessageSize -wrap -autosize
Exchange 2007 receive connector size limits
get-receiveconnector | ft -prop Identity,AddressSpaces,MaxMessageSize -wrap -autosize
Exchange 2007 mailbox limits other than unlimited
get-mailbox |where {$_.MaxSendSize -ne 'unlimited' -or $_.MaxReceiveSize -ne 'unlimited'} | ft -prop Identity,MaxSendSize,MaxReceiveSize -wrap -autosize
Get the storage group copy status (CCR/LCR/SCR) for mailbox stores
get-mailboxserver | where {$_.Name -like 'server*'} | Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus | ft -wrap -autosize
Get storage groups and their SCR stand-by machine
Get-StorageGroup | ft -prop Name,Server,StandbyMachines -wrap -autosize
Get the storage group copy status (SCR) for the first target on all SGs
Get-StorageGroup | %{Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus -id $_.Identity -StandbyMachine $_.StandbyMachines[0].NodeName} | sort -prop LastReplayedLogTime | select -prop Identity,SummaryCopyStatus,ServiceDown,CopyQueueLength,ReplayQueueLength,LatestAvailableLogTime,LastCopyNotificationedLogTime,LastCopiedLogTime,LastInspectedLogTime,LastReplayedLogTime,LatestFullBackupTime | export-csv -path c:\temp\SCR_Status.csv
Get the storage group copy status (SCR) for the specified server/target
Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus -Server server01 -standbymachine server01 | ft -wrap -autosize
Find the backup status and whether VSS was used for the backup
Get-StorageGroup | %{Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus -id $_.Identity -StandbyMachine $_.StandbyMachines[0].NodeName} | sort -prop LatestFullBackupTime | select -prop Identity,SummaryCopyStatus,ServiceDown,LatestFullBackupTime,SnapshotBackup | export-csv -path c:\temp\MailboxBackup_Status.csv
Change an Exchange 2007 mailbox type to equipment (or room)
Set-Mailbox MailboxName -Type Equipment
Add full access mailbox permissoins for an Exchange 2007 mailbox
Add-MailboxPermission -Id MailboxName -User:'DOMAIN\group' -AccessRights:FullAccess
Add send as rights to the AD security of a mail-enabled user
Add-ADPermission -Id MailboxName -User:'DOMAIN\group' -ExtendedRights:Send-As
Find mailboxes that are not standard user mailboxes (Room, Equipment)
get-mailbox | where {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -ne 'UserMailbox'} | fl -prop Name,RecipientTypeDetails
Remove mailbox permissions for the specified user
Remove-MailboxPermission MailboxUser -User DOMAIN\User -AccessRight FullAccess
Find exchange mailbox statistics including per-user mailbox and DB limits
. C:\data\scripts\PowerShell\Exchange\FindMailboxSizes.ps1 | out-file -file c:\temp\MailboxStats.txt -encoding ascii
Find the AutomateProcessing setting for a resource mailbox
Get-MailboxCalendarSettings -id mailboxID
Modify a resource mailbox to automatically accept in-policy requests
Set-MailboxCalendarSettings -id mailboxID -AllBookInPolicy:$true
Find the mailbox type of one or more mailboxes
get-mailbox -id mailboxes* | fl -prop IsResource,RecipientType,RecipientTypeDetails,ResourceType
Find the debug event logging levels set on an Exchange 2007 server
Get-EventLoglevel -server ExchangeServer01
Set the equipment mailbox to auto-accept and allow anyone to automatically book
Set-MailboxCalendarSettings -Identity "mailbox01" -AutomateProcessing AutoAccept -AllBookInPolicy $true
Turn on high logging for the booking attendant
Set-EventLogLevel "server01\MSExchangeMailboxAssistants\Resource Booking Attendant" -Level High
Find all resource mailboxes of type equipment
get-mailbox |where {$_.resourcetype -eq 'Equipment'}
Read Exchange 2007 event logs for the MSExchangeMailboxAssistants (resources)
get-eventlog -logname application -computer server01 -source msexchangemailboxassistants
Check Exchange Message Tracking Logs based on message ID
Get-MessageTrackingLog -MessageId 'FBE264977E286848971C4C15BDD7F5FE439245C5EF@mx.company.com.au' -Start "05/07/2011 00:00:00" -End "07/07/2011 06:00:00" -server server01
Check Exchange Message Tracking Logs based on mail subject
Get-MessageTrackingLog -MessageSubject "RE: Subject" -Start "06/07/2011 00:00:00" -End "07/07/2011 00:00:00" -server server01
Find Exchange server version, edition and roles
Get-ExchangeServer | sort | select-object -prop Name,Role,Edition,ServerRole,Site,ExchangeVersion,AdminDisplayVersion | export-csv -path c:\temp\ExchangeServers.csv
Find the mailbox sizes in Exchange 2007 looking at the filesystem
Get-MailboxDatabase | foreach-object {add-member -inputobject $_ -membertype noteproperty -name mailboxdbsizeinGB -value ([math]::Round(([int64](get-wmiobject cim_datafile -computername $_.server -filter ('name=''' + $_.edbfilepath.pathname.replace("\","\\") + '''')).filesize / 1GB),2)) -passthru} | Sort-Object mailboxdbsizeinGB -Descending | format-table identity,mailboxdbsizeinGB
Update the allowed IP addresses for an Exchange 2007 receive connector
$connector = Get-ReceiveConnector -id 'server01\connector01'; $connector.RemoteIPRanges += "192.168.20.10-196.168.20.20"; Set-ReceiveConnector 'server01\connector01' -RemoteIPRanges $connector.RemoteIPRanges
Move a mailbox to a new database
Move-Mailbox -id user01 -targetdatabase 'server01\sg01\db01'
View the original warning quota message
Get-SystemMessage -original | where {$_.Identity -like 'en\warn*'}
Add a new warning quota message
New-SystemMessage -QuotaMessageType WarningMailbox -Language EN -Text "Please reduce your mailbox size! Delete any items you don't need from your mailbox and empty your Deleted Items folder."
Hide a mailbox from the GAL
get-mailbox -id user01 | set-mailbox -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled:$true
Remove SID History from a user
get-aduser -id 'user01' -prop sIDHistory | foreach {set-aduser $_ -remove @{sIDHistory=$_.sIDHistory.value}}
Remove SID history from one or more groups
Import-Module ActiveDirectory; $groups = get-content -path groups_sAMAccountName.txt; foreach ($group in $groups) {get-adgroup -id $group -prop sIDHistory | foreach {set-adgroup $_ -remove @{sIDHistory=$_.sIDHistory.value}}}
Remove multiple attributes from an AD account
$user = get-aduser -id 'user01' -prop HomeDrive,HomeDirectory,ProfilePath; set-aduser $user -HomeDrive $null -HomeDirectory $null -ProfilePath $null
Enumerate public folders
Get-PublicFolder -server server01 -Recurse | ft -wrap -autosize
Restore a deleted user account using AD recycle bin
$deletedaccount = get-adobject -filter 'samaccountname -eq "user01"' -IncludeDeletedObjects -properties *; $deletedaccount | restore-adobject
Reconnect a mailbox to an AD user account
$user = Get-MailboxStatistics -server server01 | where {$_.displayName -eq 'User01, Test' -and $_.DisconnectDate -ne $null}; Connect-Mailbox -Identity $user.Identity -Database $user.database -User DOMAIN\user01
Group and list the mailboxes on each mailbox store
get-mailboxdatabase -server server01 | get-mailbox | Group-Object -prop database | ft -wrap -autosize
Create new mail contacts from CSV input in Exchange 2007
$dataSet = Import-Csv -path contacts.csv; foreach ($contact in $dataset) { New-MailContact -ExternalEmailAddress $contact.targetaddress -Name $contact.cn -DisplayName $contact.displayName -FirstName $contact.givenName -LastName $contact.sn -OrganizationalUnit domain.local/Contacts -PrimarySmtpAddress $contact.mail}
Set the primary mail AD attribute of a newly created Exchange 2007 contact
$contacts = get-mailcontact -OrganizationalUnit 'domain.local/Contacts' | where {$_.Name -like 'test*'} ; foreach ($contact in $contacts) { set-mailcontact -id $contact.identity -WindowsEmailAddress $contact.PrimarySmtpAddress; $contact.HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled = $true; }
Create a new basic authenticated send connector in Exchange 2007
$pass = Read-Host "Password?" -assecurestring; $credential = new-object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("domain\username",$pass); $cred = get-credential -Credential $credential; New-SendConnector -Name "send01" -AddressSpaces * -AuthenticationCredential $cred -SmartHostAuthMechanism BasicAuth -DNSRoutingEnabled:$false -SmartHosts smtp.local
Find users who have been delegated send on behalf of rights to a mailbox
$delegates = Get-Mailbox 'room01' | select-object GrantSendOnBehalfTo; $delegates.GrantSendOnBehalfTo.toarray()
Find NDR 5.1.4 duplicate mail addresses from Exchange application event logs
get-eventlog -logname 'Application' -computer server01 -after "28/10/2011 8:00:00" | where {$_.eventID -eq 3029}
Replace the primary SMTP email address
Get-Mailbox -id 'user01' | Set-mailbox -EmailAddressPolicyEnabled $false; Get-Mailbox -id 'user01' | Update-List -Property EmailAddresses -Add "SMTP:user01@domain.local" | Set-Mailbox; Get-Mailbox -id 'user01' | Set-mailbox -EmailAddressPolicyEnabled $true
Add a new secondary SMTP address
Get-Mailbox -id 'user01' | Update-List -Property EmailAddresses -Add "smtp:user01@domain.local" | Set-Mailbox
Check Exchange 2007 queues
Get-Queue -server server01 | ft -wrap -autosize
Find the public delegates for a mailbox and then reset to a new list
Get-Mailbox -id user01 | select -expand GrantSendOnBehalfTo; Get-Mailbox -id user01 | Set-Mailbox -grantSendOnBehalfto User02,User03,User04
Export Exchange client connection statistics (online/cached mode, client ver)
$dateshort = [DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhhmmss"); get-mailboxserver | get-logonstatistics | select * | export-csv -path ("c:\temp\ExchangeLogonStats_" + $dateshort + ".csv"); write-host ("c:\temp\ExchangeLogonStats_" + $dateshort + ".csv")
Get a mailbox from the domain sAMAccountName
get-mailbox -id 'domain\username' | fl *
Change the sAMAccountName of a mailbox-enabled user account
get-mailbox -id 'domain\user001' | set-mailbox -samaccountname user01
Change the Name/CN/DN of a mailbox-enabled user account
get-mailbox -id 'domain\user' | set-mailbox -DisplayName "User, Test" -Name "User, Test"
Change the alias of a mailbox object
get-mailbox -id 'domain\user' | set-mailbox -alias user01
Check if a mailbox exists
if (get-mailbox -id user01 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {write-host "test"}
Find the oldest and newest dates of mailbox folders
get-mailboxfolderstatistics -id user01 -FolderScope Inbox -IncludeOldestAndNewestItems
Find Exchange logs for messages that failed to deliver
Get-MessageTrackingLog -Start "21/12/2011 6:00:00" -server server01 | where {$_.eventId -eq 'Fail'} | ft * -wrap -autosize
Find messages where delivery failed
Get-MessageTrackingLog -EventId FAIL -Start "20/12/2011 6:00:00" -server server01 | ft TimeStamp,Source,EventID,Recipients,Sender,RecipientStatus -wrap -autosize
See which mailboxes a user has direct permissions to access
get-mailbox -OrganizationalUnit 'domain.local/Mailboxes/Shared' | get-mailboxpermission | where {$_.user -like 'domain\user01'}
Find mailboxes that have a specified ACE set
get-mailbox -OrganizationalUnit 'domain.local/Mailboxes/Shared' | get-adpermission | where {$_.AccessRights -contains 'WriteProperty' -and $_.Properties -like 'Personal-Information'} | ft -wrap -autosize
Find active sync utilisation for mailboxes
Get-Mailbox -ResultSize:Unlimited |ForEach {Get-ActiveSyncDeviceStatistics -Mailbox:$_.Identity} |ft identity,devicemodel,LastSuccessSync,LastPolicyUpdateTime,DeviceType,DeviceID,DeviceUserAgent,LastPingHeartbeat,DeviceFriendlyName,DeviceOS,DeviceIMEI,DevicePhoneNumber
Find SMTP mail delivery failures
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -EventId FAIL -Start "01/01/2012 6:00:00" -server $server.name | where {$_.recipients -like '*@*' -and $_.recipients -notlike '*@local.com' -and $_.recipients -notlike 'IMCEAEX*'} | ft EventId,Source,Sender,Recipients -wrap -autosize}
Find the owner of one or more mailboxes
get-mailbox -id user01 | get-adpermission -owner | ft -wrap -autosize
Get the Exchange 2007 organisation config
Get-OrganizationConfig
Find the Exchange 2007 accepted domains (authoritative and relay)
Get-AcceptedDomain
Find logs for distribution list expansion
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -EventId EXPAND -Start "29/02/2012 17:28:00" -server $server.name | ft Timestamp,Sender,RelatedRecipientAddress,Recipients,RecipientStatus -wrap -autosize}
Find logs for e-mail from a specific address
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -Sender "user01@external.com" -Start "29/02/2012 17:28:00" -server $server.name | ft Timestamp,Recipients,RecipientStatus,Sender -wrap -autosize}
Find logs for failed messages
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -EventId FAIL -Start "29/02/2012 17:28:00" -server $server.name | ft Timestamp,Recipients,RecipientStatus,Sender -wrap -autosize}
Find logs for messages from the last minute
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -start (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-1) -server $server.name | ft Timestamp,Sender,RelatedRecipientAddress,Recipients,RecipientStatus -wrap -autosize}
Find mail attributes for a public folder
get-mailpublicfolder -id "\Folder01\SubFolder01" | fl *
Find Exchange 2007 Web Services
Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory | fl *
Find Exchange Message Tracking messages from a particular client IP
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -resultsize unlimited -start (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-15) -server $server.name | where {$_.ClientIp -eq '192.168.1.10'} | ft * -wrap -autosize}
Report explicit OU security for OUs in the domain
$ous = dsquery ou "dc=domain,dc=local" -limit 0; $permissions = foreach ($ou in $ous) {Get-ADPermission -id $ou.replace('"','') | where {$_.IsInherited -eq $False -and $_.User -like 'DOMAIN\*'}}; $permissions | select Identity,User,Deny,{$_.ChildObjectTypes},{$_.AccessRights},{$_.Properties},{$_.InheritedObjectType} | export-csv -path c:\temp\OU_Permission_20120309.csv
Find OWA Internal/External URL configuration
Get-OwaVirtualDirectory | where {$_.name -eq 'owa (Default Web Site)'} | ft Server,Name,InternalUrl,ExternalUrl -wrap -autosize
Find transport server message tracking configuraiton
Get-TransportServer | fl Name,messagetra*
List the available event logs from a remote server
Get-EventLog -computer server01 -list
List the Exchange 2007 diagnostic logging configuration
Get-EventLogLevel -server server01 | ft -wrap -autosize
Enable connectivity logging for Exchange 2007 Edge/Hub transport servers
get-TransportServer -id server01 | set-transportserver -ConnectivityLogEnabled:$true
View messages in the queue
get-queue -server server01 | get-message -IncludeRecipientInfo | fl *
Find recipients with a filter based on department
get-recipient -filter '((Department -eq "DEPT") -and (Alias -ne $null))'
Find users that do not have the specified primary SMTP address domain
get-recipient -filter '(ObjectClass -eq "User")' -resultsize:unlimited | where {$_.PrimarySmtpAddress -notlike "*@domain.local"} | ft Identity,PrimarySmtpAddress -wrap -autosize
Export to CSV users that don't have the specified primary SMTP domain
get-recipient -filter '(ObjectClass -eq "User")' -resultsize:unlimited | where {$_.PrimarySmtpAddress -notlike "*@domain.local"} | select Identity,PrimarySmtpAddress,Department | export-csv -path c:\temp\PrimarySMTP.csv
Expand a nested distribution group, counting all mail recipients
. C:\data\scripts\PowerShell\Exchange\ExpandDL.ps1 "CN=DL01,OU=Groups,dc=domain,dc=local"
Find the user and SID on mailbox permissions (useful when sidhistory is used)
get-mailboxpermission -id user01 | ft User,{$_.user.securityidentifier} -wrap -auto
Find mailbox enabled users with a first/last name using ActiveDirectory
$users = get-aduser -filter {givenName -like '*' -and sn -like '*' -and mailnickname -like '*'}
Find user mailbox recipients that have a first and last name set
$mailboxes = get-recipient -resultsize unlimited -filter "(firstName -like '*' -and lastname -like '*' -and Alias -like '*' -and RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox')"; foreach ($mailbox in $mailboxes) { $firstName = $mailbox.firstname.replace(" ", ""); $lastName = $mailbox.lastname.replace(" ", ""); $primary = $mailbox.EmailAddresses | where {$_.IsPrimaryAddress -eq $true -and $_.PrefixString -eq "SMTP"} ; $mailSplit = $primary.SmtpAddress.split(".@"); if ($firstName -ne $mailSplit[0] -or $lastName -ne $mailSplit[1]) { Write-Host $primary.SmtpAddress; }}
Find mail recipients that don't have a first or last name (shared mailboxes)
$mailboxes = get-recipient -resultsize unlimited -filter {firstName -eq $null -and lastname -eq $null -and Alias -like '*' -and RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox'}
Find mailboxes with the specified domain name
get-mailbox -filter {emailaddresses -like '*@domain.local'}
Find mailboxes with the specified domain name as their primary address
get-mailbox -filter {emailaddresses -like '*@domain.local'} | get-mailbox | where {$_.primarysmtpaddress -like '*@domain.local'}
Find distribution lists that can be emailed externally
$dls = get-distributiongroup -resultsize unlimited -filter {Alias -ne $null -and RequireAllSendersAreAuthenticated -eq $true}
Update the accept from for a DL with a list of users
$users = "User01, Test", "User02, Test"; foreach ($user in $users) {$user = get-mailbox -id $user; if ($user) {Get-DistributionGroup -id "DL01" | Update-List -Property AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom -Add $user.distinguishedName | Set-DistributionGroup }}
Update a distribution list to allow sending only from another DL
set-distributiongroup -id dl01 -AcceptMessagesOnlyFromDLMembers dl02
Find the user accounts for mailbox recipients with first and last name
$mail = get-user -filter {(FirstName -ne $null -and LastName -ne $null)} -RecipientTypeDetails UserMailbox,LinkedMailbox -resultsize unlimited -OrganizationalUnit "OU=Mailboxes,dc=domain,dc=local" | select FirstName,LastName,windowsemailaddress
Find users that don't conform to first.last@ email addresses
$mail = get-user -filter {(FirstName -ne $null -and LastName -ne $null)} -RecipientTypeDetails UserMailbox,LinkedMailbox -resultsize unlimited -OrganizationalUnit "OU=Mailboxes,dc=domain,dc=local" | select FirstName,LastName,windowsemailaddress
Create a new transport rule setting SCL based on subject or body text
$condition = Get-TransportRulePredicate SubjectOrBodyContains; $condition.words = "SCL=9"; $action = Get-TransportRuleAction SetSCL; $action.sclvalue = 9; New-TransportRule -name "Filter01" -Condition $condition -Action $action
Find mailboxes configured to forward and report details
$outputFile = "c:\temp\EmailForward_" + ([DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhhmmss")) + ".csv"; get-mailbox -filter {forwardingaddress -ne $null} | sort -prop whenChanged -descending | select whenChanged,SamAccountName,Identity,DeliverToMailboxAndForward,ForwardingAddress, @{N='ForwarderPrimarySMTPAddress';E={$recipient = get-recipient -id $_.ForwardingAddress; if ($recipient.recipienttype -eq 'MailContact') {write-output $recipient.externalemailaddress.tostring().replace("SMTP:","")} else {write-output $recipient.primarysmtpaddress}}},@{N='RecipientType';E={$recipient = get-recipient -id $_.ForwardingAddress; write-output $recipient.recipienttype.tostring()}} | export-csv -path $outputFile; write-host $outputFile
Turn on send connector verbose logging
get-sendconnector -id 'SendConnect01' | set-sendconnector -ProtocolLogginglevel verbose
Find NDR 5.4.6 routing loops in the last day from all transport servers
foreach ($server in Get-TransportServer) {Get-MessageTrackingLog -resultsize unlimited -EventId FAIL -Start (Get-Date).AddDays(-1) -server $server.name | where {$_.RecipientStatus -like '*5.4.6*'} | ft Timestamp,Recipients,RecipientStatus,Sender -wrap -autosize}
Find email addresses that aren't using first.last
foreach ($user in $mail) { if (!($user.windowsemailaddress.tostring().tolower().contains($user.firstname.tolower().replace(' ', '') + '.' + $user.lastName.tolower().replace(' ', '') + '@'))) { write-host $user.windowsemailaddress} }
Export a mailbox to PST
export-mailbox -id user01 -PSTFolderPath c:\temp\user01.pst
Find the Exchange 2003 global restrictions in AD for envelope recipients
Get-ADObject -id "CN=Message Delivery,CN=Global Settings,CN=ORG,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,dc=domain,dc=local" -prop msExchRecipLimit
Find the Exchange 2007/2010 global restrictions in AD for envelope recipients
Get-ADObject -id "CN=Transport Settings,CN=ORG,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,dc=domain,dc=local" -prop msExchRecipLimit
Find the Exchange 2007 transport settings for max enveople recipients
Get-TransportConfig | fl MaxRecipientEnvelopeLimit
Update managedBy for a distribution group
get-distributiongroup -id DL01 | Set-DistributionGroup -ManagedBy "CN=user01,OU=Mailboxes,dc=domain,dc=local"
Get the offline address book update schedule
$oab = Get-OfflineAddressBook; $oab.schedule | ft -wrap -auto
Find the offline address book server, PF database and web distribution point
Get-OfflineAddressBook | fl Server,PublicFolderDatabase,VirtualDirectories
Find the Offline Address Book virtual directory
Get-OabVirtualDirectory | ft -wrap -auto
Find the custom resource schema configuration for custom resource properties
Get-ResourceConfig
Gather public folder statistics
$pfstats = Get-PublicFolderStatistics -server server01
Start the Exchange Management Shell from a standard powershell instance
add-pssnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin; . "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Exchange.ps1"
Send an SMTP e-mail with PowerShell 2.0 or later
send-mailmessage -from $sendfrom -to $sendto -subject $subject -body $body -BodyAsHtml -smtpServer $smtpserver
Add an availability address space to access local public folder schedule+ FB
Add-AvailabilityAddressSpace -ForestName remote.address.space -AccessMethod PublicFolder
Query free/busy schedule+ public folder replica information
get-publicfolder -Identity "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY" -Recurse | ft Name,OriginatingServer,Replicas -wrap -auto
Query free/busy schedule+ public folder information on Exchange 2007/2010
get-publicfolder -Identity "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY" -Recurse | Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics | ft PublicFolderName,Subject -wrap -auto
Show the e-mail addresses for the specified user in list format
((Get-Mailbox user01).EmailAddresses)
Add a secondary e-mail address in Exchange 2010 to a mailbox user
Set-Mailbox user01 -EmailAddresses (((Get-Mailbox user01).EmailAddresses)+="smtp:user01@test.com")
Add a secondary e-mail address in Exchange 2010 to a MEU
Set-MailUser testuser01 -EmailAddresses (((Get-MaiLUser testuser01).EmailAddresses)+="smtp:testuser01@new.domain.com") -whatif
Update the targetAddress attribute for an ADSI object
$user = [adsi]"LDAP://CN=testuser01,OU=Migrated,DC=domain,DC=local"; $user.put("targetAddress","smtp:testuser01.User@new.domain.com")
List the client-side public folder permissions for all public folders
$pfperms = Get-PublicFolder -recurse | Get-PublicFolderClientPermission
Get the report from a Exchange 2010 new-moverequest operation
$MoveReport = (Get-MailboxStatistics -Identity user01 -IncludeMoveReport).MoveHistory
Add to the managedBy property of a distribution list
set-distributiongroup -id $group -managedby (((get-distributiongroup -id $group).managedby) += $user.identity.distinguishedName)
Find the current management roles that have distribution in the name
Get-ManagementRoleAssignment | where {$_.name -like '*recipient*'} -warningaction silentlycontinue | ft -wrap -auto
Find CAS array information for an Exchange 2010 installation
get-clientaccessarray
Find delegate access to a mailbox with Exchange 2010 SP1
adfind -b "DC=domain,DC=local" -f "(&(objectClass=User)(objectCategory=Person)(msExchDelegateListLink=*))" -h dc01.domain.local samaccountname msExchDelegateListLink
Find delegate access to a mailbox with Exchange 2010 SP1 through backlink
adfind -b "DC=domain,DC=local" -f "(&(objectClass=User)(objectCategory=Person)(MsExchDelegateListBL=*))" -h dc01.domain.local samaccountname MsExchDelegateListBL
Convert legacy global distribution groups to universal
Get-Group -ResultSize Unlimited -RecipientTypeDetails NonUniversalGroup -OrganizationalUnit "OU=Distribution Lists,OU=Resources,DC=domain,DC=local" | Where-Object {$_.GroupType -match 'global'} | Set-Group -Universal
Mail-enable legacy global DLs that have been converted to universal
Get-Group -ResultSize Unlimited -RecipientTypeDetails UniversalDistributionGroup -OrganizationalUnit "OU=Distribution Lists,OU=Resources,DC=domain,DC=local" | enable-distributiongroup
Change group scope for non-universal groups to universal
Get-DistributionGroup -ResultSize Unlimited -RecipientTypeDetails MailNonUniversalGroup | Set-Group -Universal
Upgrade Exchange 2010 legacy groups
Get-DistributionGroup -ResultSize Unlimited | Set-DistributionGroup -ForceUpgrade
Extract all properties of one or more users and save to CSV
get-aduser -ldapfilter "(&(objectClass=User)(objectCategory=Person)(samaccountname=*.exchtest*))" -prop * | export-csv -path c:\temp\TestUsers.csv
Create a new display name with surname in UPPER and first in Title case
$newName = $user.LastName.toUpper() + ' ' + (Get-Culture).textinfo.totitlecase($user.FirstName)
Start a remote powershell session to an exchange 2010 namespace
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri http://cas01.domain.local/PowerShell/ -Authentication Kerberos; Import-PSSession $Session
Start a remote powershell session to an exchange 2010 namespace using prefix
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri http://cas01.domain.local/PowerShell/ -Authentication Kerberos; Import-PSSession $Session -prefix ResForest
Bitwise OR to whether whether grouptype is distribution or security
if (14 -bor 2147483648 -eq 14) {write-output "Distribution} else {write-output "Security"}
Find mailbox folder permissions in Exchange 2010
$mailbox = get-mailbox -id user01; get-mailboxfolderpermission -id ($mailbox.primarysmtpaddress.tostring() + ":\Calendar")
Find the Exchange 2010 autodiscover URL (then stored in SCP)
Get-ClientAccessServer | fl *autodisc*
Find Exchange 2010 RBAC management roles
Get-ManagementRole -id 'Distribution Groups' | fl *
Find Exchange 2010 RBAC management role assignments
Get-ManagementRoleAssignment |where {$_.role -eq 'Distribution Groups'} | ft -wrap -auto
Select the value of a property as an array of strings rather noteproperty
$members = get-adgroup "CN=group,DC=domain,DC=local" -server $dc | get-adgroupmember -server $dc | %{write-output $_.SamAccountName.ToString()}
Convert a group from security to distribution
get-adgroup -id migtestdl3 | set-adgroup -GroupCategory 0
Find recipient info from multiple forests and group by primary SMTP domain
$recipients = get-recipient -domaincontroller dc01.domain.local -OrganizationalUnit "OU=People,DC=domain,DC=local" -filter {(firstName -ne $null -and LastName -ne $null) -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox')} -resultsize unlimited ; $recipients += get-recipient -domaincontroller targetdc.target.domain -OrganizationalUnit "OU=People,DC=target,DC=domain" -filter {(firstName -ne $null -and LastName -ne $null) -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox')} -resultsize unlimited ; $recipients | select @{N='EmailDomain';e={$_.primarysmtpAddress.tostring().split("@")[1]}} | group-object -prop EmailDomain | sort -prop Count | ft -wrap -auto
Find mailboxes from multiple forest and info on e-mail domain and islinked
$mailboxes = get-recipient -domaincontroller dc01.domain.local -OrganizationalUnit "OU=People,DC=domain,DC=local" -filter {(firstName -ne $null -and LastName -ne $null) -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox')} -resultsize unlimited | get-mailbox -domaincontroller dc01.domain.local; $mailboxes += get-recipient -domaincontroller dc01.taret.domain -OrganizationalUnit "OU=People,DC=target,DC=domain" -filter {(firstName -ne $null -and LastName -ne $null) -and (RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox')} -resultsize unlimited | get-mailbox -domaincontroller dc01.target.domain; $mailboxes | select OriginatingServer,@{N='EmailDomain';e={$_.primarysmtpAddress.tostring().split("@")[1]}},IsLinked | group-object -prop OriginatingServer,EmailDomain,IsLinked | sort -prop Count | ft Count,Name -wrap -auto
Find mailboxes with an ActiveSync device partnership
get-casmailbox -resultsize unlimited | where {$_.HasActiveSyncDevicePartnership -eq 'true'}
Find the preferred domain controllers for the current Exchange 2010 session
Get-ADServerSettings | fl *
Set domain controller configuration for an exchange server
Set-ExchangeServer -StaticConfigDomainController dc01 StaticDomainControllers dc01,dc02 -StaticExcludedDomainControllers dc03 -StaticGlobalCatalogs gc01
Link an Exchange 2010 mailbox to a cross-forest security principal
get-mailbox user01 | set-mailbox -LinkedMasterAccount domain\user01 -linkeddomaincontroller dc01.domain.local
Get Exchange 2010 IMAP settings
Get-IMAPSettings -Server cas01
Disable policy and update the primary SMTP address of a 2010 mailbox
get-mailbox -id "CN=user01,OU=People,DC=domain,DC=local" | set-mailbox -EmailAddressPolicyEnabled $false -PrimarySmtpAddress user01@domain.local
Find the server generating the Offline Address Book
Get-OfflineAddressBook | ft server,guid,AddressLists -wrap -auto (files stored in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\ExchangeOAB\)
Prepare an Exchange 2010 cross-forest move (create MEU and merge contact)
.\Prepare-MoveRequest.ps1 -Identity $username -RemoteForestCredential $cred -RemoteForestDomainController dc01.domain.local -LinkedMailUser -MailboxDeliveryDomain domain.local -TargetMailUserOU "OU=Resource Forest Accounts,DC=domain,DC=local" -UseLocalObject
Initiate an Exchange 2010 cross-forest move request
New-MoveRequest -Identity $username -RemoteLegacy -RemoteGlobalCatalog dc01.domain.local -TargetDatabase 'DB01' -RemoteCredential $cred -TargetDeliveryDomain 'domain.local' ?Verbose
Get an Exchange 2010 move request report
$moverequest = Get-MoveRequestStatistics -id user01 -IncludeReport; $moverequest.report
Get all the mailbox users in an OU and set a user property
get-mailbox -org "OU=Resource Forest Accounts,DC=domain,DC=local" | set-user -company 'Company01'
Check Exchange 2010 CAS RPC Client Access stats for online mode
$matches = select-string -pattern "2013-03" -simple -path "\\cas01\c$\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Logging\RPC Client Access\RCA_201303*"; $results = foreach ($match in $matches) {$line = $match.line; write-output $line }; $results | out-file -file c:\temp\rpcusage.txt -encoding ascii; $rpc = import-csv -path c:\temp\rpcusage.txt -header date-time,session-id,seq-number,client-name,organization-info,client-software,client-software-version,client-mode,client-ip,server-ip,protocol,application-id,operation,rpc-status,processing-time,operation-specific,failures; $classic = $rpc | where {$_.'client-mode' -eq 'Classic' -and $_.'client-software' -eq 'outlook.exe'}; $classic | select client-name | group-object -prop client-name | ft -wrap -auto Count,Name
Find Exchange 2007/2010 mailbox statistics in MB (not with remote powershell)
get-mailbox -id user* | get-mailbox | get-mailboxstatistics | select DisplayName,ItemCount,@{n='SizeMB';e={$_.TotalItemSize.value.tomb()}} | ft -wrap -autosize
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