Devon, I use a vb script for disabling users where I solved that issue. After you allow SELF account access to ASSOCIATED_EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT, the mailbox is open and you should set delivery restrictions. Instead of each time defining user(s) who are to be disabled, you may use array DisableUsers to ease the procedure. Collect users who are members of a specific group, or located in a specific OU or ... The script removes all permissions assigned to the SELF account over the mailbox and adds them again including associated external account. If you have more questions, shoot... 'Constants: Const ADS_PROPERTY_APPEND = 3 Const ACE_MB_FULL_ACCESS = &H1 Const ACE_MB_READ_PERMISSIONS = &H20000 Const ACE_MB_ASSOCIATED_EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT = &H4 'Assign Allow permission to SELF account for Associated External Account ACE Set objACE = CreateObject("AccessControlEntry") Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://user(s)") 'Get the Mailbox Security Descriptor Set objMailbox = objUser Set objMailboxSD = objUser.MailboxRights Set objDACL = objMailboxSD.DiscretionaryAcl 'Fill in the new ACE objACE.Trustee = "NT AUTHORITY\SELF" objACE.AccessMask = ACE_MB_FULL_ACCESS Xor ACE_MB_READ_PERMISSIONS Xor ACE_MB_ASSOCIATED_EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT objACE.AceType = ADS_ACETYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED objACE.AceFlags = 2 ' object and subcontainers 'Add and save changes objDACL.AddAce objACE objMailboxSD.DiscretionaryAcl = objDACL objMailbox.MailboxRights = objMailboxSD objUser.SetInfo 'Set Message Delivery Restrictions Set objACE = CreateObject("AccessControlEntry") Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://user(s)") 'Add "somebody" as the only valid e-mail sender objUser.Putex ADS_PROPERTY_APPEND, "dLMemSubmitPerms", Array("CN=sender,OU=ou,DC=your_domain,DC=extension") objUser.SetInfo 'HTH :-) ____________________________________________ Zoran Marjanovic System Administrator -----Original Message----- From: Harding, Devon [mailto:dharding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:59 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Dredded 9548 http://www.MSExchange.org/ How can I prevent the Event ID error 9548 from happening? I normally use NoMas to fix em, but I want to prevent them from happening. Devon Harding Windows Systems Engineer Southern Wine & Spirits - BSG 954-602-2469 ----------------------------------------- __________________________________ This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use or distribution of the information included in the message and any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Thank You. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: zoran.marjanovic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx