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Add Alias to 365 Distribution list
The web admin interface for 365 prevents you from creating email aliases with special characters, such as the ampersand sign, but you may override this limitation by using PowerShell. The PowerShell command below is for an array of aliases. Separate with commas to create multiple aliases via the single command: Set-DistributionGroup -Identity “distgoupname@example.com” -EmailAddresses @{Add=“new&alias@example.com”} Be aware there is a 64-character limit...
Exchange Calendar Item lookup
Calendar Diagnostic Logs are useful for doing things like seeing when an appt was added to a calendar. Get-CalendarDiagnosticObjects (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn Connect to PowerShell: Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipleName xxx@xxx.com Exampe: Get-CalendarDiagnosticObjects -Identity "<first name> <last name>" -StartDate 1/1/1900 -ResultSize Unlimited -ShouldBindToItem $true | Export-Csv "C:Users<username>pathPowerShellSearchResults.csv" Caution: This may not return the item you're looking for. But you can sort this log...
Recovering many emails from Deleted Items folder
While the IT toolset for recovering deleted data is robust, there is still quite a bit to be desired from interactions with specialized database objects like ahem...Email. The problem: Office 365 user, using Outlook on desktop, User deleted a large-ish set of folders containing 30,000 emails. They show up in the Deleted Items folder when you click on the Recoverable...
Help installing KB5034441 after error 80070643
It is rare for MS to issue an update that requires a lot of manual intervention, but KB5034441 is one. After much frustration (involving bitlocker and 48-character recovery codes!) I found a set of instructions which worked for me. In order of preference, you should: First try expanding the recovery partition. It needs 250MB free space to work with the...
Delete Orphaned Groups and Users in 365 Azure
Delete Orphaned Group Scenario: You used to sync between local AD and cloud Azure AD but now you do not. You have local groups which you no longer need and now there are orphaned cloud groups which you cannot delete using the GUI because they are expected to be managed locally and synced. You will need to be a Global Admin...
Encrypt and Decrypt Email using Exchange Mail Flow Transport Rules with 3rd Party Journaling
Read this to: Automatically Encrypt Outbound email containing sensitive info. Automatically Decrypt messages sent between Tenant users. Automatically Decrypt messages for storage in a 3rd party Journaling service. This article outlines some settings for Mail Transport Rules that encrypt and decrypt messages using Microsoft Purview Message Encryption. It also has guidance for admins using third party Journaling services as there are special considerations...
Verizon 5G Internet Gateway Askey NCQ1338 Firmware Update
As of 9/18/22 there are no officially published release notes for NCQ1338 firmware version 222656 (System Update 5) over at Verizon Internet Gateway (ASK-NCQ1338) Software Update | Verizon BUT someone over on reddit got their hands on them through Support. They published the changes but didn't know what they meant. I'm going to attempt to make sense of it by...
Dell EMC VNXe1600 How to turn on SSH using IPMItool
So. SSH is disabled and you cannot enable it from Unisphere. Your only option is to connect using IPMItool with an ethernet cable to the management port on the SAN. Easy enough, right? 'install' IPMItool. Download from Dell's website and install it. It will create a directory IMPItool on your C: drive. Connect your computer to the management port...
Convert Win 7 physical to virtual in Hyper-V
If you used Disk2vhd utility on a Windows 7 box to create an image, but your new VHD or VHDX has a "Windows failed to start" message and/or a blue screen of death (BSOD) which references 0x000000d7, then you're in the right place to get it sorted. First off there may be more than one way to solve this problem....
Enable Exchange Archive for user synchronized with on-premises directory
Say you have a user exceed their mailbox limit (50GB or 100GB depending on licensing) and you decide to drop in an Archive to increase their space. If you started your journey with 365 Exchange Online in a hybrid setup then you'll probably get errors when you try to Enable the Archive via the usual methods (web admin or...
