OWA - Exchange 2007 SP1 Cannot change Password
Environment: Exchange 2007 SP1 Rollup9, Windows Server 2008 Std SP2 I looked through a bunch of posts which reference copying the IISPWADMIN folder from an Exchange 2003 server and adding that virtual directory to resolve the problem with users not having permission to change their passwords in OWA. However, I don't have an old folder from an IIS6 install, we never had it. We started with IIS7. How can this issue be resolved (i.e. the user can change their password in OWA)? Thanks, Jason
January 7th, 2010 11:46pm

You should read this: What you need to know about the OWA Change Password feature of Exchange Server 2007http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2008/12/09/450238.aspx Please note that the IISADMPWD functionality is not included with IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008. Some workarounds have been posted on the web that show a method to implement the same behavior for IIS 7.0. However, these workarounds are not supported or recommended by Microsoft and we have observed that the solution does not always work as expected with Exchange Server 2007. Specifically, changing passwords for users whose passwords have expired is unreliable. If you require the ability to change passwords after they have expired or when the user must change the password at first logon, and your Client Access Servers run Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1, you can use ISA Server 2006 to implement the feature. For a discussion, see here: Change expired password in OWA 2007.http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/exchangesvradmin/thread/ca1438bc-18c5-441b-807f-816be122961d MCTS: Messaging | MCSE: S+M | Small Business Specialist
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January 7th, 2010 11:57pm

That article was written in 2008, and does not address IIS7. I also don't have ISA 2006. This is a simple Exchange 2007 SP1 setup on Windows Server 2008, where users cannot change the password if they are (for example) at a remote computer. I looked at the other articles, and they don't seem to address this particular issue. This method is no longer required with Exchange Server 2007. However, it can be used with Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 configurations when the ability to change passwords after they have expired or when users are required to change their password at the first logon is needed. An Exchange Server 2007 Help topic discusses the uses and configuration of Change Password functionality: Again, this doesn't apply, as I am using Windows Server 2008. As for the Workarounds that are mentioned in that post, I haven't yet found one that helps you if you don't have a previous IIS5 or IIS6 install that had IISPWADMIN setup.
January 8th, 2010 12:08am

Hi,Yes,it does not work with IIS 7.0. We recommend you to use ISA in front of the Exchange Organization and then implement the password changing feature on ISA server.Besides,from our technet blog,there's one article describe the workaround on how to use IISPWADMIN with IIS 7.0 You can have a look at it.How to manage my Windows user password through IIS web portalhttp://blogs.msdn.com/asiatech/archive/2009/03/17/how-to-manage-my-windows-user-password-through-iis-web-portal.aspxRegards,Xiu
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January 11th, 2010 12:16pm

Hi, Yes,it does not work with IIS 7.0. We recommend you to use ISA in front of the Exchange Organization and then implement the password changing feature on ISA server. Besides,from our technet blog,there's one article describe the workaround on how to use IISPWADMIN with IIS 7.0 You can have a look at it. How to manage my Windows user password through IIS web portal http://blogs.msdn.com/asiatech/archive/2009/03/17/how-to-manage-my-windows-user-password-through-iis-web-portal.aspx Regards, Xiu Hi, I am experiencing the same problem with my organization of ExchangeServer 2007 composed as the following: ActiveDirectory: 2 DC's Windows Server 2008 x64 Exchange: 1 Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2, Rollup 4, OS Windows Server 2008 x64 Is there any way supported by Microsoft to enable this functionality?
May 14th, 2010 8:05pm

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