Sharing a small TIP for admins searching a way to force password change without updating existing password. Connect to the Tennant Here is the command: Connect-MsolService Next run the following command updating the email address and He/she will be prompted to update the password. Set-MsolUserPassword -UserPrincipalName USER@email.com -ForceChangePassword:$true -ForceChangePasswordOnly:$true
Category: Email
Get Office 365 users with a specific license type via Powershell
It can sometimes be useful to get a list of Office 365 users with a specific license type via PowerShell. Instead of logging into the Office 365 portal and using a filtered view in the admin center, you can do it straight from the command line. Connect to Office 365 via Powershell. If this cmdlet […]
Set up an archive and deletion policy for mailboxes in your Office 365 organization
In Office 365, admins can create an archiving and deletion policy that automatically moves items to a user’s archive mailbox and automatically deletes items from the mailbox. The admin does this by creating a retention policy that’s assigned to mailboxes, and moves items to a user’s archive mailbox after a certain period of time and […]
Office 365: Configuring User Passwords to Never Expire
Connect with the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell Commands in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell have Msol in their cmdlet name. Step 1: Install required software These steps are required once on your computer, not every time you connect. However, you’ll likely need to install newer versions of the software […]
How to set up Office 365 with your own domain
In order to use Office 365, you’ll need to have the following: A domain name. Access to your domain name settings (known as DNS records). About 20 minutes of free time. Similar to Google Apps, there is a free 1-month trial of Office 365 and the service I’ll be configuring today is Office 365 For […]
How to Spot a Phishing email
Every day countless phishing emails are sent to unsuspecting victims all over the world. While some of these messages are so outlandish that they are obvious frauds, others can be a bit more convincing. So how do you tell the difference between a phishing message and a legitimate message? Unfortunately, there is no one single […]
SMTP errors and reply codes
Sometimes your SMTP server may return a particular error message. The problem is that it will generally be very cryptic, like “550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable” or “421 Try again later”. What does these numbers mean? First of all: not any reply code is an error. Sometimes it’s just a response containing a […]
What Is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) ?
Almost all of your online activity is made possible through the help of protocols—the special networking-software rules and guidelines that allow your computer to link up to networks everywhere so you can shop, read news, send email and more. (Your IP address, which stands for Internet Protocol, is just one of many.) The protocols are vital to […]
What is a IMAP?
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) If you’ve ever set up an email account before, you’ve probably been asked which email protocol you would like to use: POP or IMAP. To the uninitiated, this question can be positively mind-boggling. However, the selection that you make will have a major impact on your experience of sending, […]
What is a POP3?
POP3, which is an abbreviation for Post Office Protocol 3, is the third version of a widespread method of receiving email. Much like the physical version of a post office clerk, POP3 receives and holds email for an individual until they pick it up. And, much as the post office does not make copies of […]