Cannot Recreate Azure AD ‘Local’ AD Connector
Feb24

Cannot Recreate Azure AD ‘Local’ AD Connector

KB ID 0001659 Problem While trying to fix another Azure AD Replication problem today I managed to delete one of the connectors (the one for the local ‘on-prem’ Active Directory). In an effort to ‘recreate’ it, I ran the ‘Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect’ and went to ‘Customise the Synchronisation Options’.  Unfortunately I got this error; The forest {forest-name} cannot be added...

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Exchange 2013 / 2016 / 2019 Default Receive Connector Settings
May27

Exchange 2013 / 2016 / 2019 Default Receive Connector Settings

Default Receive Connectors KB ID 0001314  Problem Out of the box, Exchange 2016 (&2013) has five receive connectors. Three for the frontend transport service and two for the mailbox transport service. Front End Transport Service: Does not alter, inspect, or queue mail. It is the first port of call for ALL mail coming into (and out of) the Exchange organisation. This service creates THREE receive connectors All are bound to 0.0.0.0...

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Exchange – Delete and Recreate the PowerShell Virtual Directory
Nov17

Exchange – Delete and Recreate the PowerShell Virtual Directory

KB ID 0000700  Problem One of the big drawbacks of Exchange management being built on PowerShell, and it talking to the PowerShell virtual director is, when IIS has a problem, you can’t manage your Exchange via the command shell, or the Exchange Management Console. While trying to fix a problem last week I wanted to remove and recreate the PowerShell virtual directory, and I found the PowerShell command, but no working examples...

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