Access the On-Demand Settings page to modify the MSMEODUser password credentials.
McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange creates a user MSMEODUser in the Active Directory during the product installation on the mailbox server. This user is required to perform on-demand scanning on mailboxes.
To comply with your organization security policy, you might require to update the MSMEODUser password at regular intervals.
From the interface, navigate to Settings & Diagnostics | On-Demand Settings.
Option |
Definition |
User Name
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MSMEODUser — The user that performs on-demand scanning. | This is a read-only field. |
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Type password
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Type the password. |
Confirm password
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Confirm the password. |
Reset this password in LDAP also
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Select this option to synchronize the password update with the Active Directory and other exchange servers. | Check this option only when you initiate the password reset from the On-Demand settings page. |
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You can update the
MSMEODUser password in two ways:
• | Reset the password in the Active Directory, then update the password in the On-Demand Settings page. |
• | Reset the password from the On-Demand Settings page. |
Reset the password using Active Directory |
Reset the password using On-Demand Settings page |
1 | Update the password in the Active Directory. |
2 | Go to any of the mailbox role system within the same Active Directory. |
3 | Launch the McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange interface. |
4 | From Settings & Diagnostics, navigate to the On-Demand settings page, then update the password. |
5 | Deselect the Reset the password in LDAP also option. |
6 | Click Apply. |
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1 | Launch the McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange interface. | 3 | Check the Reset the password in LDAP also option to make sure that the password update is synchronized with the Active Directory. |
2 | From Settings & Diagnostics, navigate to the On-Demand settings page, then update the password. | 4 | Click Apply. |
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| For managed systems, you can update the MSMEODUser password from ePolicy Orchestrator. |
| It might take up to a minute to apply this setting in all exchange servers within the domain. Please run an on-demand scan after updating the password for verification. |
For more information about the MSMEODUser, see McAfee KnowledgeBase article KB82332.