Category: User management
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Permissions assigned to Domain Users do not propagate to members
When you work product support on a specific product, you need to have a solid grasp of how to set up the product, as well as the best practices for making things work as you want and expect. This was certainly the case for me when I worked for FotoWare. One of these best practices was…
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Limit login to specific computers
As much as we might want to prevent them by policies, odds are that a shared user account will be created at some point. In order to mitigate the potential issues with such accounts (lack of accountability, lack of control, account available to just about anyone to mention a few), there are a number of steps we…
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Adding external recipients in Exchange
A few weeks ago, we looked at groups in Exchange. Sometimes, you need to be able to add external recipients, too. Here’s how we create those: Open your Microsoft Exchange console Browse to Recipient Configuration > Mail Contact In the right-hand pane, click “New Mail Contact”: Go through the Wizard, specifying the OU as appropriate. The address should be…
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Adding users to Exchange Distribution Group
Last week, I showed you how you can create distribution groups. Those groups are relatively worthless, however, without any users added to them. How we go about doing this, depends on what console you decide to use. Exchange console: Open your Microsoft Exchange console Browse to Recipient Configuration > Distribution Group Find the group in question,…
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Creating a Distribution Group in Exchange
Distribution Groups, commonly referred to as mailing lists, are practical tools to send email to a number of people, without having to grab each address from the address book. They are also pretty simple to create. Here is how it’s done: Exchange console: Open your Microsoft Exchange console Browse to Recipient Configuration > Distribution Group…
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Changing primary SMTP address
A user called in, and wanted to have a different address as their primary email address. After making the change, when I tried to apply it, I encountered the following error message: The root cause is a default setting in Exchange, applying an e-mail address policy. Here’s how to resolve the problem: In the properties Window, go to…