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Howto: Upgrade Ubuntu Version of Server

To upgrade from Ubuntu server system to the latest server: 1- install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed: sudo apt-get install update-manager-core 2- This is optional, you can update without doing this: Edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; 3- Launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade -d and follow the on-screen […]

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Exchange 2010 Outlook AD photo import/export

To export a photo from AD use the following command: $a= Get-ADUser USERNAME -Properties thumbnailphoto $a.thumbnailphoto | Set-Content c:pathphoto.jpg -Encoding byte To search all users and export their attribute of jpegPhoto if you want to use them for thumbnailPhoto attribute, use the following script taken from here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ar-SA/ITCG/thread/4a1c0537-493c-409f-8ed3-b0798ad9f768 $filter = ‘(&(objectCategory=Person)(objectClass=User))’ $root= New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry(“LDAP://RootDSE“) $searcher = New-Object […]

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Move mailbox in Exchange 2010 fails

When I was moving a mailbox from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 I had mailbox moves which fail due to the “corrupt” limit being hit. errorMessage: Message (size 11.00 MB ) exceeds the maximum allowed size for submission to the target mailbox. You can increase this limit by using the Set-Mailbox cmdlet in the Exchange […]

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“New Local Move Request” missing

As you have noticed I am currently involved with turning up an Exchange 2010 server and migrating over. This doesn’t happen without learning some new tricks and getting to understand the new kid on the block. This is where New Local Move Request and I became friends. I was unable to move a mailbox account […]

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Testing Remote access to Exchange with Microsoft Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer

The Microsoft Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer is awesome tool for troubleshooting Exchange external access. If you are setting up a new Exchange environment and want to test remotely, this is the tool for you.

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Outlook Certificate Error?

After migrating my email account from EX2007 to EX2010 my Outlook 2010 client was giving warning about the certificate being used… I will like to thank Elan Shudnow’s Blog for the post on this because it helped me confirm the steps I had applied were correct, they just didn’t take place until after I rebooted the Exchange […]