Set-MailPublicFolder Exchange cmdlet issued (25418) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

That event 25418, the one labeled "Set-MailPublicFolder Exchange cmdlet issued," shows up in your Windows Server Event Viewer whenever somebody fires off that specific command in Exchange. It logs the exact moment when an admin or script tweaks a public folder, you know, like updating its name or permissions or email settings. I always check it because it flags any fiddling with those shared mailboxes that teams rely on for calendars or contacts. Without it, you might miss sneaky changes that could mess up access for users. And it includes details like who ran it, from which machine, and the folder affected, so you get the full picture right there in the log.

You can monitor this thing easily by right-clicking in the Event Viewer window. Pick the Custom Views section first, create a new one filtering just for ID 25418 under the Applications and Services Logs for Exchange. Once that's set, attach a task to it by going into the Actions pane. I like scheduling it to trigger on every new event, then link it to the Task Scheduler behind the scenes. In that task setup screen, you tell it to run a program that shoots an email, maybe using the built-in SendMail utility or whatever email client you've got handy on the server. It'll pop an alert to your inbox with the event details attached, keeping you in the loop without constant babysitting.

But if you want something hands-off, there's this automatic email solution at the end that handles it all smoother.

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