Bulk copy SAMAccountName to Alias using PowerShell

Just a short one to show how to copy the SAMAccountName to Alias using PowerShell. You can easily change the initial population of $Mailboxes and test the script on a single, or smaller number of users.

You also need to remove the Write-Host commands and -ErrorAction Inquire –Whatif in the Set-Mailbox command after your testing.

During testing:

$Mailboxes = Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited -RecipientTypeDetails UserMailbox

foreach ($Mailbox in $Mailboxes)

{
	$SAMAccountName = $Mailbox.SAMAccountName
	$OldAlias = $Mailbox.Alias

	if ($SAMAccountName -ne $OldAlias)
	{
		Write-Host $Mailbox.SAMAccountName
		Write-Host $Mailbox.Alias
		
		Set-Mailbox $Mailbox -Alias “$SAMAccountName” -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Inquire -Whatif
		
		Write-Host
	}
}

After testing:

$Mailboxes = Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited -RecipientTypeDetails UserMailbox

foreach ($Mailbox in $Mailboxes)

{
	$SAMAccountName = $Mailbox.SAMAccountName
	$OldAlias = $Mailbox.Alias

	if ($SAMAccountName -ne $OldAlias)
	{
		Set-Mailbox $Mailbox -Alias “$SAMAccountName” -Confirm:$false
	}
}

Verifying the changes:

Listing all mailboxes where SAMAccountName and Alias differs…

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited -RecipientTypeDetails UserMailbox | Where {$_.SAMAccountName -ne $_.Alias}

Let me know if you have any questions, thanks for reading!

Quick Tip: View the database size and mailbox count for mailbox databases

In this quick tip post I will show you how to retrieve mailbox database size and mailbox count for one or all mailboxes. Lets start with mailbox database size.

Mailbox database size

This command is quite simple and utilizes the –Status parameter in the Get-MailboxDatabase cmdlet:

Get-MailboxDatabase –Identity <MailboxDatabaseName> -Status | Select ServerName,Name,DatabaseSize

To retrieve the size of all mailbox databases:

Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | Select ServerName,Name,DatabaseSize

And if you want to sort this on DatabaseSize:

Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | Select ServerName,Name,DatabaseSize | Sort-Object DatabaseSize –Descending

And with sorting on the mailbox database name:

Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | Select ServerName,Name,DatabaseSize | Sort-Object Name –Descending

Mailbox count for mailbox databases

Now we will focus on counting mailbox databases. This command is also quite easy to use.

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize:Unlimited | Group-Object -Property:Database | Select-Object Name,Count | Sort-Object -Property:Count –Descending

Let’s break this up a bit… The first part is a ordinary Get-Mailbox cmdlet with -ResultSize:Unlimited to include all mailboxes:

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize:Unlimited

Then we group the objects from the result of the Get-Mailbox cmdlet on Database to be able to count based on each mailbox database:

Group-Object -Property:Database

Moving on with a selection of the properties we want to display including a count:

Select-Object Name,Count

And finally we sort the results based on the count property to get it in a nice list with the mailbox database with most mailboxes on top:

Sort-Object -Property:Count -Descending

One-liner to export mailbox size, quotas and more to a CSV file

I got a question form a friend if I could help and sort out a command that exported mailbox size and quotas to a CSV file  for him. This should work for both Exchange Server 2007 and 2010, here is how we did it:

First run a get mailbox command:

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited

Then we add a pipe and a number of attributes we want to get:

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | Select-Object DisplayName, IssueWarningQuota, ProhibitSendQuota

We continue with adding two that performs Get-MailboxStatistics to receive attributes from the mailbox that the Get-Mailbox Cmdlet does not give us:

@{label=”TotalItemSize(MB)”;expression={(Get-MailboxStatistics $_).TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}} and @{label=”ItemCount”;expression={(Get-MailboxStatistics $_).ItemCount}}

Then we add another attribute that Get-Mailbox gives us:

Database

And to finish it off we export the results to a CSV file after another pipe:

| Export-Csv “UserMailboxSizes.csv” –NoTypeInformation

And the complete command again with all parts combined together:

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | Select-Object DisplayName, IssueWarningQuota, ProhibitSendQuota, @{label="TotalItemSize(MB)";expression={(Get-MailboxStatistics $_).TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}}, @{label="ItemCount";expression={(Get-MailboxStatistics $_).ItemCount}}, Database | Export-Csv "C:\Scripts\UserMailboxSizes.csv" -NoTypeInformation

This command can of course be modified and you can add other attributes or functions. In the following example I use where to get only the mailboxes that does not use the database default quota.

Where {$_.UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults -eq $false

And the complete command:

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | Where {$_.UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults -eq $false} | Select-Object DisplayName, IssueWarningQuota, ProhibitSendQuota, @{label="TotalItemSize(MB)";expression={(Get-MailboxStatistics $_).TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB()}}, @{label="ItemCount";expression={(Get-MailboxStatistics $_).ItemCount}}, Database | Export-Csv "C:\Scripts\UserMailboxSizes.csv" -NoTypeInformation

There you go, enjoy and do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!

Script to configure Exchange Server 2010 for SSLOffloading

When using a hardware load balancer you sometimes come across the need of configuring Exchange Server to support SSLOffloading. In my case I use a Citrix Netscaler to publish Exchange Server in a scenario where I have enabled SSLOffloading in the Citrix Netscaler. So, in order for this to work configuration changes needs to be done in Exchange Server 2010.

The script below configures both Exchange 2010 RTM and SP1, it also configures basic authentication in IIS for ECP, EWS and OWA.

#
# This script will configure the Exchange 2010 RTM and SP1 Client Access Servers for SSLOffload
# It applies when using Hardware loadBalancer with SSLOffloading enabled
#
# Created by Martin Sundström 2011-09-26
#
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Write-Host -f DarkGray "This script will configure the Exchange 2010 RTM and SP1 Client Access Servers for SSLOffload"

# Set SSLOffload registry key for OWA 
Write-Host -f DarkGray -f DarkGray "Setting SSLOffload registry key for OWA..."

New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchange OWA' -Name SSLOffloaded -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD 

Write-Host -f DarkGray -f DarkGray "Done!"
Write-Host -f DarkGray -f DarkGray ""


# Assign Static Ports"
Write-Host -f DarkGray "Assigning static ports..."

# Assign Static Port for MSExchangeAB 
New-Item -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSExchangeAB -Name Parameters -Type Directory
New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSExchangeAB\Parameters -Name RpcTcpPort -Value 60000 -PropertyType String 

# Assign Static Port for MSExchangeRPC 
New-Item -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSExchangeRPC -Name ParametersSystem -Type Directory
New-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSExchangeRPC\ParametersSystem -Name "TCP/IP Port" -PropertyType DWORD -Value 59532

Write-Host -f DarkGray "Done!"
Write-Host -f DarkGray ""


# Disable RequireSSL on websites
Write-Host -f DarkGray "Disabling RequireSSL on websites..."

."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None -section:basicAuthentication -enabled:true
."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/Autodiscover" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None 
."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/ecp" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None -section:basicAuthentication -enabled:true
."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/EWS" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None -section:basicAuthentication -enabled:true
."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None 
."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/owa" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None -section:basicAuthentication -enabled:true
."$($env:windir)\system32\inetsrv\appcmd" set config "Default Web Site/rpc" -commitPath:APPHOST -section:access -sslFlags:None 

Write-Host -f DarkGray "Done!"
Write-Host -f DarkGray ""


# Configure Outlook Anywhere
Write-Host -f DarkGray "Configure Outlook Anywhere"

$enabled = Get-OutlookAnywhere -Identity "$($env:COMPUTERNAME)\RPC*" 
	
If ($enabled) 
{
	Set-OutlookAnywhere -Identity "$($env:COMPUTERNAME)\RPC*" -SSLOffloading $true
} 
Else 
{
	Write-Host -f DarkGray "Configure Outlook Anywhere and remember to check the box to enable SSL Offloading"
} 

Write-Host -f DarkGray "Done!"
Write-Host -f DarkGray ""
	

# This part of the script only applies to Exchange Server 2010 RTM, a version check will be made:
$VersionCheck = ((get-exchangeserver -identity ($env:COMPUTERNAME)).AdminDisplayVersion | Out-String ).StartsWith("Version 14.1")

If ($VersionCheck = $False)
{
	# Configure web.config files
	Write-Host -f DarkGray "Configuring web.config files for RTM..."

	$path = (Get-AutodiscoverVirtualDirectory -Server ($env:COMPUTERNAME)).Path
	(Get-Content $path\web.config) | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace "httpsTransport", "httpTransport"}  | Set-Content $path\web.config
	
	$path = (Get-WebServicesVirtualDirectory -Server ($env:COMPUTERNAME)).Path 
	(Get-Content $path\web.config) | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace "httpsTransport", "httpTransport"} | Set-Content $path\web.config  

	Write-Host -f DarkGray "Done!"
	Write-Host -f DarkGray ""
}


# Run IISReset
Write-Host -f DarkGray "Running `"iisreset`" to complete the process..."

iisreset

Write-Host -f DarkGray ""

Feel free to use and edit as you need and don’t hesitate to drop a comment if you find any errors or have any questions!

View PowerShell commands ran by Exchange Management Console

Here is a quick tip on how you can do to view the commands that Exchange Management Console runs in the background when you do changes using EMC. EMC is basically just a GUI that runs PowerShell commands in the background to execute the changes we make in the GUI.

There are two ways of displaying these PowerShell commands.

The Show Exchange Management Shell Command button

This button is very useful and easy to find. It is located in the bottom-left corner of the dialog boxes used to reveal and set properties on Exchange objects.

When you click this button a window opens, showing the Windows PowerShell command that Exchange will execute when you click OK or Apply. Again, you can use this button to view the commands BEFORE you actually apply the changes.

 

Exchange Management Shell Command Log

Another tool new to the EMC in Exchange 2010 is the Exchange Management Shell Command  Log. It records all shell commands that you run in EMC. You can use this tool to log commands, view then and also export them to a CSV file.

To view the Exchange Management Command Log by right-clicking an object
such as Mailbox in the left pane of EMC and then clicking View and selecting View Exchange
Management Log.

I the lower pane you can see and copy the commands, this is an excellent way of getting help and tips when creating PowerShell commands and scripts.

Thanks for reading!

Try/catch in Powershell

Since Powershell has no built in function for try/catch, error handling can get a bit tricky Adam Weigert has published a nice try/catch function that makes it a whole lot easier: http://weblogs.asp.net/adweigert/archive/2007/10/10/powershell-try-catch-finally-comes-to-life.aspx