Exchange 2010 – Password Reset via OWA
KB ID 0000437 Problem Note: This also works with Exchange 2007 SP3. If you have a user password that has expired, or you have set the password to be changed at next logon, then this can cause your remote users a problem. Providing they have access to OWA, they can now (Post Exchange 2010 SP1) reset the passwords themselves. Note: It is possible to log in with an OLD PASSWORD when accessing OWA this will happen for approximately 15...
Exchange 2010 – Working with Certificates
KB ID 0000453 Problem Exchange 2010 installs with it’s own (self signed) certificate. To stay free of security errors and warnings, the best bet is to purchase a “publicly signed” digital certificate and use that. The following process uses the Exchange Management console to create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request). Then what to do with the certificate, when it has been sent back to you. Solution Certificate...
Exchange – Redirect OWA (HTTP to HTTPS)
KB ID 0000697 Problem Out of the box, Exchange (quite rightly) secures Outlook Web Access so that you have to access it via https. The problem is some of your users are used to accessing websites via http, (or simply typing a URL in their browser, without typing any prefix, so it defaults to http). If you try and access OWA via http://server.domain.com/owa.. There are a number of ways to get round this, the simplest is to redirect...
Exchange – Emails go Straight to ‘Drafts’
KB ID 0000898 Problem It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen this, but I got this problem this morning at one of our sister companies. When attempting to send and email, via Outlook (or Outlook Web Access), the email does not get sent and instead drops straight into the users drafts folder. Solution 1.Locate the EdgeTransport.exe.config file (By default it will be in c:Program FilesMicrosoftExchange ServerBin but your...
Exchange – Outlook Web Access ‘Your request could not be completed..’
KB ID 0001093 Problem Whilst doing an Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 migration last week, I moved a test mailbox to the new Exchange 2010 server. But when I attempted to open the mailbox in OWA I got this; “Your request couldn’t be completed because no server with the correct security settings was found to handle the request. If the problem continues, contact your helpdesk.” Solution At first I assume this was some...