In the following command, aren't there values that need to be put into some of these areas, such as "Byte" and also "-ReadCount" ? Please help. Are these the size of the file in bytes?? Import-ExchangeCertificate -FileData ([Byte[]]$(Get-Content -Path C:\Certificates\mail1-certificate.pfx -Encoding Byte -ReadCount 0)) | Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Services SMTP

I believe that "[Byte[]]" declares that the output of the Get-Content cmdlet is returned as an array of bytes, which is what the -FileData parameter needs. Your command looks correct assuming that the path to the certificate is correct and you are using Exchange 2010, and no further futzing around with the cmdlet should be necessary.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Thanks for the reply. I get this error when I run the command. (the path to the cert is correct). Maybe it's not my syntax, and the cert is actually not able to import. Import_ExchangeCertificate : The source data cannot be imported or the wrong password was specified. There's more I'll add it tomorrow.

Hi Steve, When you going to import an existing certificate and private key from .pfx file, you can use this command: Import-ExchangeCertificate -FileData ([Byte[]]$(Get-Content -Path c:\certificates\ExportedCert.pfx -Encoding byte -ReadCount 0)) -Password:(Get-Credential).password|Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Services SMTP You can know information from this document: Import-ExchangeCertificate http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124424 Thanks, EvanEvan Liu TechNet Community Support

Hi Steve, When you going to import an existing certificate and private key from .pfx file, you can use this command: Import-ExchangeCertificate -FileData ([Byte[]]$(Get-Content -Path c:\certificates\ExportedCert.pfx -Encoding byte -ReadCount 0)) -Password:(Get-Credential).password|Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Services SMTP You can know information from this document: Import-ExchangeCertificate http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124424 Thanks, EvanEvan Liu TechNet Community Support

Oh, you're importing a PFX file. It has a password. Look at Example 1 in the following link for the proper use of the -Password parameter. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124424.aspx By the way, the Certificate Wizard in the Exchange Management Console is so good that it's one of the few places I prefer over the shell.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Oh, you're importing a PFX file. It has a password. Look at Example 1 in the following link for the proper use of the -Password parameter. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124424.aspx By the way, the Certificate Wizard in the Exchange Management Console is so good that it's one of the few places I prefer over the shell.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Awesome, thanks! That worked for me. Also, when using the -password parameter, article states that you don't need to include a username, but that did not work for me. I entered the local admin account I was using on the server, along with the .PFX password.

Yeah, when I document the process, I always say to enter "any" as the user name.Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."