Set-MailboxFolderPermission Exchange cmdlet issued (25410) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

Man, that Event ID 25410 in Windows Server Event Viewer pops up whenever someone runs the Set-MailboxFolderPermission cmdlet in Exchange. It logs the exact moment a permission change hits a mailbox folder. You know, like if a user tweaks who can peek into someone else's calendar or inbox sections. The event captures the mailbox name, the folder path, the user doing the tweak, and even the new permission levels. I always check the details tab for the full scoop, because it spills everything from the old setup to the fresh one. And yeah, it flags if it's an admin or just a regular joe making the move. Hmmm, sometimes it even notes the client IP that triggered it. But watch out, these logs fill up quick in busy setups. You might see it under the MSExchange Management log source. Or, it could tie into auditing if you've got that cranked up.

I figure you want to keep an eye on these without staring at screens all day. So, fire up Event Viewer on your server. Right-click the custom views or whatever log it's in, and filter for ID 25410. That narrows it down fast. Now, to get alerts, you set a scheduled task right from there. Go to the action pane, pick create task from event. Link it to that event ID. Make the task trigger an email-use the send email option in the actions tab. You plug in your SMTP server deets, the to and from addresses. Set it to run only when that event fires. Boom, you get pinged every time someone fiddles with folder perms. I do this for sneaky changes that could mean trouble. Or, just to track admin slips.

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