After installing or migrating to Exchange 2010, one of the first things I check out is Outlook Web Access (OWA). But more often than not, I’m unable to login to OWA.
If you have been working with Exchange 2010 this may be nothing new. But, I am seeing a last minute flurry of activity with installing or migrating to SBS 2011, and thought that a quick post might be beneficial.
The key is to check that all Exchange services that are set to Automatic have in fact started. Quite often you will find that on a reboot of the server that Microsoft Exchange Forms-Based Authentication Service is not running.
Having to remember to start it manually each time you reboot the server is not acceptable!
The solution to this issue is very simple:
Change the startup type for this service from Automatic to Automatic (Delayed Start).
Next time you reboot your server, you will find that this service is running.
