I like it! Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Hlabse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:31 AM Subject: Re: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > Hold each developer by his ankles as you suspend him from the outside top > floor window. That usally gets their attention. Or threaten them with an IMS > interview. Or shoot the person who heads up them and have him explain why > they are testing scripts on a live system. > > > From: "Chris H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:23:00 -0400 > > Thanks to everyone who helped! I finally found out the culprit. Something > very stupid to boot. > Almost 200 out of 500 mailboxes had their primary NT account changed to > another person's NT account. It appears to be totally random as well. The > first person I had to troubleshoot on had the correct NT account as a > primary as he was already logged in to Outlook when the script ran. So I > didnt pick up on that immedaitely. Then when he logged off and could not get > back in . . . we were clued in. > > > I suspect a rouge WSH script as the developers have been working on one to > auto create mailboxes via a web interface. > > So you know my next question . . . anyone think of a way to track this down? > I see the 200 Informational messages from the DS in the event logs about > account properties being changed, but not by who or what. > > Any other suggestions? Obviously someone is hot to know how this happened . > . . > > Thanks! > > Chris > > PS I know about doing that work on a Dev Domain/Exchange server . . . I > warned them about that but was vetoed! :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Hlabse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 11:17 AM > Subject: Re: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > > > > > > There has to be something logging when attempting to login to the > mailbox. > > Did you look hard at the logs? > > > > > > From: "Andy David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:56:04 -0400 > > > > So nothing was changed on the servers? > > Was anything changed on those workstations? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:38 AM > > Subject: Re: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > > > > > > > cannot find inbox for same users via OWA > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tony Hlabse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:34 AM > > > Subject: RE: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > > > > > > > > > This may seem too simple but can they resolve the email servers name. > > Also > > > try accessing via OWA is that ok. Everytime this comes up it is either > a > > > network problem or DNS > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris H > > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:25 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > that is the puzzling part . . . > > > > > > auth to different dc's > > > mail on different mail servers > > > different segments/switches on the network > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andy David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:16 AM > > > Subject: Re: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > > > > > > > > > > Any commonality that you can see among those 60 users? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Chris H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:45 AM > > > > Subject: Users Cannot Log Into Mailboxes > > > > > > > > > > > > > all of a sudden this morning about 60 out of 400 cannot log into > the > > > > > exchange servers via Outlook. > > > > > > > > > > The set of folders could not be opened. You do not have permission > to > > > log > > > > > on. > > > > > > > > > > NT 4 domain > > > > > Windows 2000 sp 3 > > > > > Exchange 5.5 sp4 > > > > > > > > > > all servers have operated fine for over 2 years no probs > > > > > this started this morning > > > > > have tried: > > > > > > > > > > new profile > > > > > rebooting all dc's > > > > > turning off nt auth in mail profile > > > > > mapping the ipc$ to a mail server (says it doesnt exist but it is > > there) > > > > > I dont see a named pipes binding as some articles suggest > > > > > > > > > > any other ideas???? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Web Interface: > > > > > > > > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > > =english > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Web Interface: > > > > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > > =english > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > > > =english > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive larger attachments with Hotmail Extra Storage. > > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
