Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission Exchange cmdlet issued (25318) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

That event 25318 in Windows Server Event Viewer, it's basically a log entry that fires off whenever someone runs the Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission cmdlet in Exchange. You know, that command strips away access rights from public folders, like yanking keys from a shared drawer in your office setup. I see it pop up in the Application log under Microsoft-Exchange-MailboxAuditing or something similar, with details spilling out the who, what, and when of the permission tweak. It captures the user account that issued it, the exact folder targeted, and the old permissions getting zapped, all timestamped neatly. But here's the kicker, if you're not watching, someone could quietly alter shared resources without a trace, messing with team access or worse. I always check the event properties for the full XML breakdown, it unravels the session ID and any parameters passed, giving you the raw story behind the change.

You can keep tabs on this without getting all code-happy, just stick to the Event Viewer interface. Fire up Event Viewer, right-click the Application log, and filter for ID 25318 to spot these instantly. Then, to amp it up with alerts, create a custom view in there for that event, save it so it sticks around. From the Actions pane, attach a task to trigger on matches, linking it to a scheduled task that pings your email. I like setting the task to run a simple program like blat or even the built-in mailto handler, feeding it the event details as input. Test it by forcing a dummy event if you can, makes sure the email zips out with the juicy bits attached. Keeps you in the loop without babysitting the screen all day.

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At the end of this chat, you'll find the automatic email solution tacked on, pieced together just for you.

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