New-ManagementRole Exchange cmdlet issued (25221) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

Man, that event ID 25221 pops up when someone runs the New-ManagementRole cmdlet in Exchange. It flags a new role getting created in your admin setup. You know, like giving someone fresh permissions to mess with mailboxes or servers. I see it in Event Viewer under the Microsoft-Exchange-Management log. Details show who did it, from what machine, and exactly when. Creepy if it's not you, right? It logs the full command too, so you can spot if it's legit or some sneaky change. And yeah, it's all there in the event properties, timestamped and everything. But if you ignore it, poof, your security might slip.

You wanna watch for this without staring at screens all day? Fire up Event Viewer on your server. I do it quick, just search for that ID in the logs. Right-click the event, attach a task to it. Pick "Send an email" as the action. You fill in your SMTP details, who gets the alert, even a snappy message like "Hey, new role alert!" It triggers right when 25221 hits. Or tweak it to run a program that emails you. Simple, no fancy code needed. I set mine to buzz my phone too. Keeps things chill.

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Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.