MSExchangeTransport 1012

 

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Details

Product Name

Exchange

Product Version

14.0

Event ID

1012

Event Source

MSExchangeTransport

Category

SmtpReceive

Symbolic Name

SmtpReceiveAuthenticationFailedTooManyErrors

Message Text

Receive connector %1: Authentication failures have exceeded the maximum of %2 for the connection from %3. Disconnecting.

Explanation

This Warning event indicates that a remote messaging server that is using the specified Receive connector has reached the maximum number of authentication failures that the Receive connector allows from a single IP address. This value is specified by the MaxLogonFailures parameter on the Receive connector. The default value is 3.

User Action

To resolve this warning, increase the value of the MaxLogonFailures parameter on the Receive connector by using the Set-ReceiveConnector cmdlet in the Exchange Management Shell. The valid input range for this parameter is 0 to 10. To prevent the closing of a connection on a Receive connector because of logon failures, enter a value of 0.

For more information, see Set-ReceiveConnector.

For More Information

If you are not already doing so, consider running the Exchange tools, which have been created to help you analyze and troubleshoot your Exchange environment. These tools can help make sure that your configuration aligns with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues and improve mail flow. To run these tools, go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console. To learn more about these tools, see Managing Tools in the Toolbox.