There is an error in your Outlook Web Access configuration
Topic Last Modified: 2007-11-16
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for Operations Manager monitors the Windows Application log on computers that are running Exchange Server 2007 and generates this alert when the event or events specified in the following Details table are logged.
To learn more about this alert, if you are using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, do one or more of the following:
From the Operator Console, select this alert, and then click the Properties tab. Review the description of the alert that includes the variables specific to your environment.
From the Operator Console, click the Events tab, and then double-click the event in the list for which you want to review the event description. Review the events that have been logged that meet the criteria of this Operations Manager alert.
To learn more about this alert, if you are using System Center Operations Manager 2007, do one or more of the following:
From the Operations Console, double-click this alert, and then click the General tab. Review the description of the alert that includes the variables specific to your environment.
From the Operations Console, double-click this alert, and then click the Alert Context tab. Review the events that have been logged that meet the criteria of this Operations Manager alert.
Details
Product Name |
Exchange |
Product Version |
8.0 (Exchange Server 2007) |
Event ID |
29 |
Event Source |
MSExchange OWA |
Alert Type |
Critical Error |
MOM Rule Path |
Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2007/Client Access/Outlook Web Access |
MOM Rule Name |
There is an error in your Outlook Web Access configuration. The authentication type specified in the Web.config file is not correct. For more information, see MSExchangeOWA event 29. |
Explanation
This Error event will occur if the wrong authentication type is specified in the Web.config file. The authentication type must be Windows.
User Action
To resolve this error, do one or more of the following:
Open the Web.config file and correct the authentication type.
Find the Web.config file for Outlook Web Access on the Client Access server. The default location is <drive>\Program Files\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\ClientAccess\Owa.
Make a backup copy of the file.
Open the original file by using an editor such as Notepad.
Find the authentication mode and verify that it is set to Windows:
<authentication mode="windows" />
Save and close the file.
If you have difficulty resolving the issue, contact Microsoft Customer Support. For information about how to contact support, visit Microsoft Help and Support.
For More Information
To search the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles based on criteria that generated this alert, visit the Search the Support Knowledge Base (KB) Web site.
To review Exchange 2007 event message articles that may not be represented by Exchange 2007 MOM alerts, see the Events and Errors Message Center.
If you are not already doing so, consider running the tools that Microsoft Exchange offers to help administrators analyze and troubleshoot their Exchange environment. These tools can help you make sure that your configuration is in line with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues, improve mail flow, and better manage disaster recovery scenarios. Go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console to run these tools now. For more information about these tools, see Toolbox in the Exchange Server 2007 Help.