Exchange 2007: Change password via OWA

Written byBy: Mario Rimann.

Outlook Web Access (OWA) built in to the Exchange 2007 server shows a "change password" button in the options pane when a user is logged in. It is enabled by default, even if the password change functionality is disabled by default - frightfully clever from Microsoft...

Anyway, it's a small thing to enable it (source: Knowledgebase Article 297121):

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Services Manager.
2. Right-click the default Web site, point to New, and then click Virtual Directory.
3. In the Virtual Directory Creation wizard, type IISADMPWD in the Alias box, and then click Next.
4. In the Directory box, type <hard>:\winnt\system32\inetsrv\iisadmpwd or the location where your hard disk is your default hard disk, and then click Next.</hard>
5. <hard>Verify that only the Read and Run script check boxes are selected, such as the ASP check box, click Next, and then click Finish.</hard>
6. <hard>Verify that the IISADMPWD virtual directory has only basic authentication set and, if you use Windows 2003/IIS 6.0, verify that the application pool is set to ExchangeApplicationPool.</hard>

Once this is done, you can test drive that new functionality. But pay attention, there is a delay of up to 15min until the changes are used at all...