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Error: 'Failed during: Testing connection' when performing a Mailbox Folder Structure Retrieval test

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PROBLEM

The Mailbox Folder Structure Retrieval test fails with the error:
 
'Failed during: Testing connection' 
Details: Failed while testing connection, Auto Discovery failed.

ENVIRONMENT

  • GFI Archiver
  • Using the EWS protocol for Mailbox Folder Structure Retrieval (Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP1 or newer or Microsoft Office 365)

SOLUTION

Ensure that
  1. the username/password are entered correctly in the wizard
  2. that the password of the user did not expire
  3. that the user account is not locked out of Active Directory
Run this command in the Microsoft Exchange shell:
 
Test-OutlookWebServices -Identity "user@domain.com" | FL

For further information on this command and its results, please consult the following Microsoft articles:
 
How Autodiscover works:
 
If GFI Archiver is installed on the same computer as Microsoft Exchange 2007 a Microsoft Windows security feature (the "loopback check") can cause a 401.1 unauthorized error. Please refer to the following article for further details and workarounds:

You receive error 401.1 when you browse a Web site that uses Integrated Authentication and is hosted on IIS 5.1 or a later version
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/896861

CAUSE

GFI Archiver cannot successfully connect to Autodiscover services provided by Microsoft Exchange.
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  1. Priyanka Bhotika

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