Set-UMMailbox Exchange cmdlet issued (25468) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

That Set-UMMailbox Exchange cmdlet issued event, the one with ID 25468, pops up in Windows Server Event Viewer when someone runs a command to tweak a unified messaging mailbox in Exchange. It logs the exact moment that happens, like who did it or from where. You see it under the Microsoft-Exchange-MailboxAuditing/Operational log mostly. And it captures details such as the user account involved, the timestamp, and any parameters used in the cmdlet. I check mine sometimes because it flags changes that might not be routine. But if you're not watching, these slips by easy. It helps spot if an admin fiddles with mailboxes without telling anyone. Or maybe it's just routine maintenance. Either way, the event spills all the beans on what got altered.

You want to monitor this with an email alert? Fire up Event Viewer on your server. I do this all the time for stuff like this. Right-click the log where 25468 shows, pick Attach Task To This Event. It'll walk you through making a scheduled task that triggers on that ID. Set it to run a program that sends an email, like using some built-in mailer. You pick the conditions, maybe only for certain users or times. And test it by forcing the event if you can. Keeps you in the loop without staring at screens all day.

Now, for that automatic email solution I mentioned, it's right at the end here, but we'll add it in later so you get the full picture without hassle.

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