SBS Migration Error: Exchange – The token supplied to the function is invalid 80090308

We are in the process of running an SBS 2003 R2 server and have run into this error:

Exchange System Manager

The token supplied to the function is invalid.

ID no: 80090308
Exchange System Manager

A search on the error led us to the following Microsoft Knowledgebase article:

• MS KB: 324345 You receive an SSL Certificate error message when you view public folders in Exchange System Manager

The fix is to clear both check marks for SSL on the ExAdmin virtual directory in the source server’s IIS:

Once we closed and opened the SBS 2003 Console and attempted to run the Public Folders move again we hit the same error.

We are using a wildcard SSL certificate on our old SBS 2003 setup, so that may have some part in this problem.

After some further digging, we came up with the following:

1. Open ADSIEdit.msc
2. In the left side pane expand the Configuration container.
3. Next expand CN=Configuration
4. Then CN=Services
5. CN=Microsoft Exchange
6. CN=<your organization name here>
7. CN=Administrative Groups
8. CN=First Administrative Group <or it may be your original Exchange 2000 site name>
9. CN=Servers
10. CN=Protocols
11. CN=HTTP
12. CN=1
13. Right Click on CN=Exadmin and choose Properties.
14. Find the above indicated msExchSecureBindings setting and Remove any ports listed. In the above case we removed the 443 port.
15. Click Apply and OK.
16. Close and reopen the Exchange System Manager or SBS 2003 Console.
17. Rerun the Public Folder move.

This second fix actually did the trick as we watched the PF move dialogue boxes fly by and eventually our source SBS 2003 PF looked like:

The second fix was found here by Jerry Zhao (MSFT) on April 13 at 0658Hrs:

• MS SBS Newsgroups via Google Groups: 80090308 error when trying to edit public folders properties
• Susan Bradley: Migration Step Twenty: Moving Public Folders
• This link did not come up on our original search but on a secondary search on Public Folders replication.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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Exchange Public Folders – Changing A Root And Subfolder Permissions

One of our clients hired on a new person to work the front desk. This position involves managing the firm’s time data in Caseware Time.

Caseware Time, a proprietary time/billing management application, stores all of its shared data in an Exchange Public Folder.

So, we needed to add the new username and publish Owner permissions to the Today root folder and all subfolders under it.

To do this, we open the base folder’s properties in the Exchange System Management console. We add the username and set Owner permissions for it.

From there, we open PFDavAdmin (download page) and connect to the Public Folder store.

We then right click on the root Today folder and click Propagate Folder ACEs.

Tick the new username and make sure the Add/Replace radio button is chosen. Then, click OK and watch the changes being made:

Once done, the user will now have the necessary permissions to the folder.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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Practice CS (Creative Solutions) To Discontinue Windows 2000 and SQL 2000 Support With Upcoming 2009.2.0 Release

In a User Bulletin, Thomson Reuters indicates that Practice CS will no longer support the Windows 2000 OS and SQL 2000 Server (All Editions).

From User Bulletin 4607:

NEW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

With the next release of Practice CS version 2009.2.0, we will be discontinuing support for Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 (all editions) and Microsoft SQL Server^™ 2000 (all editions). Practice CS will no longer function on these operating systems. Please see the System Requirements under the Support section of our website at CS.ThomsonReuters.com for additional information on supported operating systems.

While most firms may be fairly current with the desktop operating systems and their backend server setups, there are some that are still running on Windows 2000 era Microsoft products.

Apparently the next update cycle for Practice CS will be in this coming November.

The current version is 2009.1.3:

Also, among the fixes coming down the pipe in that update will be one for client contacts integrated into Exchange Public Folders that are not seemingly synchronizing properly. This was the reason we were calling support in the first place.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.

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SBS - Setup a Public Folders Shared Calendar

This is our method for setting up a shared calendar, contacts list, task list, etc. at the root of the Exchange Public Folders.

1. Start your web browser on any workstation or the SBS server.
2. Open: https://mysbsserver/public
3. Logon as the domain admin
4. Right click on Public Folders and click New Folder
   Name it and select Appointment Items under the "This folder contains:"
5. Click OK
6. Log off of OWA.

We do this because adding the folder via Exchange Management does not give us the ability to share any content. It is strictly a storage folder.

We move on to:

1. Log onto the SBS server as domain admin.
2. Under the Server Management Console:
3. Advanced Management
4. Right click on First Organization (Exchange) and click on Properties
5. Put a tick beside both "Display ...."
6. Click Apply and OK. (You may be warned to close the console)
7. Close the Server Management Console.
8. Open it again.
9. Again, under Advanced Management:
10. Expand the Exchange organization-->Administrative Groups-->first administrative group-->Folders
11. Right Click on the above created folder and click on Properties.
12. Click the Limits tab if you want to set limits to the folder.
13. Click the Permissions tab.
14. Click the Client permissions button.
15. Add and set permissions for those users who need access to this folder.

Now we continue on to configure Outlook.

The process is quite straight forward for adding the new folder to Outlook:

1. Open Outlook.
2. Click on the Folders View button.
3. Navigate to Public Folders-->All Public Folders.
4. Right click on the folder created above, and "Add to Favorites".
5. Name the Favorite and click ADD.
6. Click on the Calendar button in Outlook.

You will now see the newly added calendar under "Other Calendars" in Outlook.

The user will be able to click on it and work with their own calendar and the shared calendar side by side.

Permissions on the folder can be quite granular. Be very careful about giving people Delete permissions on ALL items other than their own. Only a couple of key people who understand the process should have that permission.

It is also important to let the users know that updates to the shared calendar will not necessarily be reflected at the other workstations that are connected to it right away. It sometimes takes a bit of time before updates are shown across the organization.

This process is essentially the same for all types of Exchange Public Folders shared items.

For larger organizations, adding folders at the root may make sense for organizing their content.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists

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