When you get the following error on VMware, try to do the following workaround. Error: This virtual machine appears to be in use. If this virtual machine is not in use, press the "Take Ownership" button to obtain ownership of it. Otherwise, press the 'Cancel' button to avoid damaging it. Solution: Turn off the VM. ... Read more
Question: What does the number 28 behind the IP address 192.168.1.203/28 mean? Answer: 28 is a subnet mask. IP address has 32 bits in total. 28 denotes network ID while rest of the bits (which are 4 bits) are used for hosts.
When you are required to check a folder if it is really empty or not with Powershell, this tutorial can help you a lot. Check if a Folder is Empty in PowerShell Open PowerShell with administrative privileges and execute the following script. if( (Get-ChildItem C:\temp | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0) { echo "Folder is empty" } ... Read more
When you execute the following command Add-PSSnapin microsoft.exchange.powershell.snapin You may get the following error: Add-PSSnapin : The windows PowerShell snap-in 'microsoft.exchange.powershell.snapin' is not installed on this computer. The solution is: Slightly change the command as follows. Add-PSSnapin microsoft.exchange.management.powershell.snapin
During an Exchange Server 2016 installation, you may get the following error: Setup cannot detect an SMTP or Send connector with an address space of '*'. Mail flow to the Internet may not work properly.". Solution: This is just a warning and you can simply ignore it.
To install the latest updates on Windows Server 2016, follow these steps: Log in to Windows Server 2016 with an admin account. Open Server Manager. Click 'Download updates only Using Microsoft Update'. A window will open and will start searching for latest updates. Once they are downloaded, you can install them.
You can create a new user either from Active Directory Users or use the Computer snap-in or from PowerShell. I have listed the following steps which can be used to create a user from Active Directory Users and Computer snap-in. Add New User in Active Directory Domain 1. Go to the Server Manager. 2. Click ... Read more
When you create a mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 by using PowerShell, you may get the following error. new-mailbox : the term 'new-mailbox' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path ... Read more
When you create a mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 by using PowerShell, you may get the following error. Add-ADpermission : the term 'Add-ADpermission' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path ... Read more
I had to create a global security group while I was managing shared mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 with the help of PowerShell. I thought to document it for others. Create an Active Directory Global Security Group with PowerShell 1. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges. 2. Execute the following command. This is just an ... Read more