Update-Recipient Exchange cmdlet issued (25525) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You ever notice that event popping up in the Event Viewer on your Windows Server? It's event ID 25525, tied to Exchange. Happens right when the Update-Recipient cmdlet gets issued. That cmdlet tweaks stuff on recipients, you know, like mailboxes or contacts or groups. It logs the who, what, and when of the change. Say someone updates an email address or adds a manager to a user. The event spills details in the description, including the command line used and the user who ran it. I check it because it flags admin actions that might slip by unnoticed. Sometimes it's just routine maintenance, but other times it could mean someone poking around without permission. The log sits in the Applications and Services Logs under Microsoft, then Exchange, then Admin. You pull it up there to see the full story. It includes timestamps, server name, and even the exact parameters passed to the cmdlet. Without watching this, you might miss tweaks that affect your whole setup.

I like spotting these early, so here's how you monitor it with an email alert. Fire up the Event Viewer on your server. Go to the Custom Views section and create a new one. Filter for event ID 25525 in that Exchange Admin log. Right-click the view and pick Attach Task To This Custom View. That kicks off the wizard for a scheduled task. Name it something simple like Recipient Update Alert. Set it to run when the event triggers. In the action part, choose to start a program. Point it to your email client or a basic mail sender on the server. Add arguments for the recipient, subject, and body. Mention the event details in the message, like pulling from the log. Test the task to make sure it fires an email your way. Now every time that cmdlet runs, you get pinged. Keeps things chill without constant checking.

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