Oct 30 2014

Error accessing OWA “Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Storage.AccessDeniedException”

A client having Exchange 2013 recently faced a strange issue while logging in to OWA. The error is shown below :

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Upon further analyzing the error, it was found that this error can occur due to two reasons:

  • If the attribute msExchVersion value is different for a user
  • Due to insufficient permissions

First, we can check the Exchange version for a particular user who has the issue. For this, execute the below command in EMS:

Get-Mailbox <User_Name>| format-list ExchangeVersion

If the value that returns is less than 0.1, then the Exchange Server will consider this user object only as Read-only. This issue can be resolved by executing the command :

Set-Mailbox <User_Name> -ApplyMandatoryProperties

If you again check the Exchange version it will show a value like eg: 88218628259840 [ for Exchange Server 2013]

You can also check the value of the attribute msExchVersion from attribute editor in ADSIEdit.

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If you still face issues when accessing owa or ecp, perform the second step.

  1. Navigate to Active Directory Users and Computers
  2. Find the user and select Properties -> Security -> Advanced
  3. Select Enable inheritance
  4. Add a Principal value like Domain Admins and required access type
  5. Click OK
  6. Check and confirm that OWA or ECP is accessible without any issues

Inherit

 

Reference: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/941146

 

 

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