Re: Enabling user password in OWA 2003

From: Jamelia (Jamelia_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:50:49 +0100

Changing a password for an Exchange 2003 mailbox depends on Wins name resolution. Do you have an Wins Server in your environment?

Jamelia

"Sheyi Adenouga [MSFT]" <sheyia@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%233INu0S%23EHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Are you using the UPN name in the Account field? 

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"homegrown" <homegrown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am up to this point as well ... I can see the Change Password buttona and
> can go directly to https://server/iisadmpwd/aexp2b.asp, but after entering
> the necessary info, I get: "The specified domain or account did not
> exist."
>
> Any info would be appreciated.
>
> "ed@lehigh.com" wrote:
>
>> Jamelia,
>>
>> I found this technet article - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297121
>>
>> It states that the registry key must be done on all the backend servers
>> also -
>>
>> Enabling and hiding the Change Password button in Outlook Web Access
>> Note This registry value must be enabled on both front-end and back-end
>> servers.
>>
>>  Lo and behold - it worked!
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Ed
>> "ed@lehigh.com" <ecapko@lehighcement.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oiku8wC%23EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi - thanks Jamelia.  I set the IIS metabase with the adsutil.vbs set
>> > w3svc/1/passwordchangeflags 0  which I did not have before.
>> >
>> > I can successfully go directly to the
>> > https://server/iisadmpwd/aexp2b.sp
>> > however there is no button displayed under the Options in OWA premium,
>> > basic, public computer and private computer log ins to go to that page.
>> >
>> > I did try a reset of the registry key again in case.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Ed
>> >
>> > "Jamelia" <Jamelia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:uuJ6I3A%23EHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >>I believe some steps is missing in your attached link: Have a look at
>> >>this
>> >>KB
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555071 on how
>> >> to
>> >> create the iisadmpwd.
>> >> Jamelia
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "ed@lehigh.com" <ecapko@lehighcement.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:ulgvD%23$9EHA.2032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> After following the necessary posted instructions to enable user
>> >> password
>> >> changes in OWA on 2003, I cannot get the Change Password button to
>> >> appear
>> >> under the Options section.
>> >>
>> >> I followed these instructions:
>> >> http://www.petri.co.il/enable_password_changing_through_owa_in_exchange_2003.htm
>> >>
>> >> The registry key "DisablePassword" was already in the system, so I
>> >> changed
>> >> and reset twice the reg-dword from 1 to 0 with no change in results.
>> >>
>> >> Any suggestions on how to further troubleshoot this issue.
>> >>
>> >> Ed C
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>