When trying to access outlook web access on SBS 2011 by going to https://yourserver/owa. You see the login prompt but after entering your credentials, you are faced with a blank page with https://yourserver/owa/auth.owa in the address bar.
This is normally due to the Forms based authentication service not running. Sometimes it fails to start when a PC restarts.
To resolve the issue:
- Open Services
- Start the Microsoft Exchange Forms-Based Authentication Service
Job Done!
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Nice! Had a long weekend of rebooting the datacenter… It’s was our issue exactly!
I really like it when folks come together and share views.
Great blog, continue the good work!
Hi
Thanks a lot, that was my problem, solved with your solution.
Thanks, worked for me too. The service was stopped but set to automatic. I changed it to automatic (delayed start) – will see if this is a permanent solution when I next restart the server.