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Installing the PPE Mailer

The PPE Mailer is not installed by default. Install it on only one server in each domain. The PPE Mailer can be installed on any server, including a domain controller. The PPE Mailer is part of Netwrix Password Policy Enforcer.

To install the PPE Mailer:

  1. Start the PPE installer (PPE912.exe).
  2. Read the license agreement, and then click Yes if you accept all the license terms and conditions.
  3. Select the Advanced option, and then click Next.
  4. Double-click the PPE912.msi file.
  5. If you are prompted to Modify, Repair, or Remove the installation, then select Modify and then click Next. (Skip to step 11. Do not disable the other features as described below.)
  6. Click Next when the PPE Installation Wizard opens.
  7. Select I accept the license agreement, and then click Next.
  8. Select the Custom option, and then click Next.
  9. Click the icon beside the Password Policy Server feature, and then click PPE Mailer Service. Entire feature will be unavailable.
  10. Repeat the previous step for the Management Console, Documentation, and Dictionaries features unless you also want to configure PPE from this server.
  11. Click the icon beside the PPE Mailer Service feature, and then click Will be installed on local hard drive.
  12. Click Next twice.
  13. Wait for the PPE Mailer to install, and then click Finish twice.

You can run the PPE Mailer from the command line to deliver e-mail immediately, or to troubleshoot problems. PPEMail.exe is copied into the \Program Files (x86)\Password Policy Enforcer\ folder when the PPE Mailer is installed.

Running PPEMail.exe with the /send parameter disables simulation mode. Any e-mails that are due to be sent today are sent immediately. PPEMail.exe can identify a wider range of configuration errors when run in this mode. Use the /send parameter judiciously to avoid sending duplicate e-mails to users.

To test e-mail delivery options without sending any e-mails to users, run PPEMail.exe with the /test parameter followed by your e-mail address. For example, PPEMail.exe /test testaccount@netwrix.com. This will send one test e-mail to your mail server or pickup folder.