Exchange Public Folder Stores must mount at startup.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-70057	EX13-MB-000345	SV-84679r1_rule		Low

Description
Administrator responsibilities include the ability to react to unplanned maintenance tasks or emergency situations that may require Public Folder Store data manipulation. Occasionally, there may be a need to start the server with "unmounted" data stores if manual maintenance is being performed on them. Failure to uncheck the "do not mount on startup" condition will result in unavailability of Public Folder services. Correct configuration of this control will prevent unplanned outages due to being enabled. When maintenance is being performed, care should be taken to clear the check box task completion so public folder stores are available to users (unmounted public folder stores are not available to users).

Description

Administrator responsibilities include the ability to react to unplanned maintenance tasks or emergency situations that may require Public Folder Store data manipulation. Occasionally, there may be a need to start the server with "unmounted" data stores if manual maintenance is being performed on them. Failure to uncheck the "do not mount on startup" condition will result in unavailability of Public Folder services. Correct configuration of this control will prevent unplanned outages due to being enabled. When maintenance is being performed, care should be taken to clear the check box task completion so public folder stores are available to users (unmounted public folder stores are not available to users).

STIG	Date
MS Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-70531r1_chk )
If public folders are not used, this check is not applicable. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-PublicFolderDatabase \| Select Name, Identity, MountAtStartup If the value of MountAtStartup is not set to True, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-76293r1_fix)
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-PublicFolderDatabase -Identity <'IdentityName'> -MountAtStartup $true Note: The value must be in quotes.