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Command Line Interface

You can run the PPE Mailer from the command line to deliver e-mail immediately, or to troubleshoot problems. The PPE Mailer does not send any e-mails by default when run from the command line, so there is little risk of sending duplicate e-mails to users.

PPEMail.exe is in the \Program Files\Password Policy Enforcer\ folder (\Program Files (x86)\Password Policy Enforcer\ on Windows x64). This file only exists after the PPE Mailer is installed on a computer.

PPEMail.exe starts a simulation when run without any parameters. It finds users whose password will expire soon, but no e-mail is sent or saved to the pickup folder. Use the simulation mode to find common configuration errors that may stop the PPE Mailer from delivering e-mail.

Running PPEMail.exe with the /send parameter disables simulation mode. In this mode, PPEMail.exe sends e-mail to users or the pickup folder. 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.