PasswordReminderAlso.ps1


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Script

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# Password Change Notifier for Office 365
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# Based on the original script provided by Robert Pearman as follows:
#
# Version 1.3 Jan 2015
# Robert Pearman (WSSMB MVP)
# TitleRequired.com
# Script to Automated Email Reminders when Users Passwords due to Expire.
#
# Requires: Windows PowerShell Module for Azure Active Directory
#
#
# Customized by Brian Beckers, Fireside Office Solutions
# Custom Version 1.0 September 23, 2016
#
# Description:
# This script will connect to the MSOL tenant and send password expiration notifications to all Office 365 users
# whose password will expire within the next 14 days.
# A log file will be created on the local system in the directory specified in the variable section of this script.
# If the log file aready exists, new log entries will be appended to the end.
#
# Notes:
# An SMTP server that does not require authentication is REQUIRED to use this script.
# This script may be used for any company using Office 365.
# To setup for your company, you only need to modify the variables in the first section of this script.
# You may also wish to customize the body text of the e-mail modification.
#
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# Please Configure the following variables....
#
$smtpServer = "my.mailserver.com" # MUST be an SMTP server that does not require authentication
$expireindays = 15 # Users will be notified if their password expires in this many days or less
$from = "Company Administrator <[email protected]>" # Valid sending e-mail address
$logging = "Enabled" # Set to Disabled to Disable Logging
$logFile = "c:\temp\mylog.csv" # ie. c:\mylog.csv
$testing = "Enabled" # Set to Disabled to Email Users
$testRecipient = "[email protected]" # If testing is enabled, all notifications go to this e-mail
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# System Settings
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$date = Get-Date -Format ddMMyyyy
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# Check Logging Settings
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if (($logging) -eq "Enabled") {
    # Test Log File Path
    $logfilePath = (Test-Path $logFile)
    if (($logFilePath) -ne "True") {
        # Create CSV File and Headers
        New-Item $logfile -ItemType File
        Add-Content $logfile "Date,Name,EmailAddress,DaystoExpire,ExpiresOn"
    }
} # End Logging Check
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# Connect to Office 365
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Import-Module MSOnline
$cred = Get-Credential
Connect-MSolService -credential $cred
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $cred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $Session -AllowClobber -DisableNameChecking
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# Get Users From MSOL where Passwords Expire
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$users = get-msoluser | Where-Object { $_.PasswordNeverExpires -eq $false }
$domain = Get-MSOLDomain | Where-Object { $_.IsDefault -eq $true }
$maxPasswordAge = ((Get-MsolPasswordPolicy -domain $domain.Name).ValidityPeriod).ToString()
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# Process Each User for Password Expiry
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foreach ($user in $users) {
    $Name = $user.DisplayName
    $emailaddress = $user.UserPrincipalName
    $passwordSetDate = $user.LastPasswordChangeTimestamp
    $expireson = $passwordsetdate + $maxPasswordAge
    $today = (get-date)
    $daystoexpire = (New-TimeSpan -Start $today -End $Expireson).Days

    # Set Greeting based on Number of Days to Expiry.

    # Check Number of Days to Expiry
    $messageDays = $daystoexpire

    if (($messageDays) -ge "1") {
        $messageDays = "in " + "$daystoexpire" + " days."
    }
    else {
        $messageDays = "TODAY."
    }

    # Email Subject Set Here
    $subject = "Your password will expire $messageDays"

    # Email Body Set Here, Note: You can use HTML, including Images.
    $body = "
    Dear $name,
    <p> Your Office 365 e-mail Password will expire $messageDays.<br>
    You can change your password through the Office 365 web portal.<br>
    <p> If you need instructions on how to access the portal, please contact the administrator.<br>
    <p>Thank you, <br>
    Office 365 Administrator<br>
    </P>"

    # If Testing Is Enabled - Email Administrator
    if (($testing) -eq "Enabled") {
        $emailaddress = $testRecipient
    } # End Testing

    # If a user has no email address listed
    if ($null -eq ($emailaddress)) {
        $emailaddress = $testRecipient
    }# End No Valid Email

    # Send Email Message
    if (($daystoexpire -ge "0") -and ($daystoexpire -lt $expireindays)) {
        # If Logging is Enabled Log Details
        if (($logging) -eq "Enabled") {
            Add-Content $logfile "$date,$Name,$emailaddress,$daystoExpire,$expireson"
        }
        # Send Email Message
        Send-Mailmessage -smtpServer $smtpServer -from $from -to $emailaddress -subject $subject -body $body -bodyasHTML -priority High

    } # End Send Message


} # End User Processing
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#
# Disconnect from Office 365
#
Remove-PSSession $Session
#
# End

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