Set-GlobalAddressList Exchange cmdlet issued (25391) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

Man, that event ID 25391 in the Event Viewer pops up whenever someone fires off the Set-GlobalAddressList cmdlet in Exchange. It's basically logging that a change hit the global address list, you know, the big directory everyone uses for emails and contacts. I see it under the Microsoft-Exchange-AddressBook/Operational log mostly. The details spill out who did it, from what computer, and the exact time it happened. Sometimes it flags if it succeeded or glitched out midway. You pull up Event Viewer, right-click the log, and filter for that ID to spot patterns. If admins are tweaking address lists too often, it could mean something fishy or just sloppy work. I always check the source too, makes sure it's not some rogue session. And yeah, the description might say "cmdlet issued" with parameters listed, helping you trace what got altered. But if you ignore it, you might miss tweaks that mess up user searches later. Hmmm, or it could be routine maintenance, but monitoring keeps things tight.

You want email alerts for this? Fire up Event Viewer on your server. Go to the Action pane, hit Create Basic Task or something similar under subscriptions if you're fancy. Actually, easier way: right-click the specific log, attach a task to the event. Pick that 25391 ID in the filter. Then link it to a scheduled task that triggers on match. For the email part, in the task settings, you set it to run a program like sending mail via your SMTP setup. I do it all through the GUI, no code needed. Keeps you looped in without staring at screens all day. Or if it's a one-off, just export the log and review manually, but alerts are way better for ongoing stuff.

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