Public Folder Access

theboyrob · 17 Apr 2009 at 08:29

I am having a few issues with one of my customers and public folder access. All the users need to be able to delete items and folders from the public folder tree.

I have looked in directory rights and given users full access, but still the delete public folder option in outlook is grayed out. I have found that if I change the owner of a specific folder from 'System' to a certain user they can then delete the folder. The problem is all users need to have full access and there is around 40-50 separate folders!

Any ideas?

howler · 17 Apr 2009 at 08:42

Set the permissions using the client permissions button

theboyrob · 17 Apr 2009 at 09:29

it doesn't seem possible to set all client permissions on all folders at the same time?

howler · 17 Apr 2009 at 12:13

Once you have set them at the top level you can propogate them down in system manager on the right click menu

theboyrob · 17 Apr 2009 at 14:33

i can only set client permissions on each folder, if I right click on public folders and select properties all I get it a security tab

Godsbrother · 17 Apr 2009 at 20:33

theboyrob said:
i can only set client permissions on each folder, if I right click on public folders and select properties all I get it a security tab

He means use the Exchange system manager and view the public folder via there sounds like you are doing it from outlook?

theboyrob · 20 Apr 2009 at 11:20

This is in Exchange System Manager.

Administrative Groups -> Folders -> Pubic Folders

If I right click on public folders and select properties it only shows a 'Security' tab where users are already set for full access.

I can click on an individual folder, and click properties. Then onto the permissions tab and this time it gives me the following:

Client Permissions
Directory Rights
Administrative Rights

Under administrative rights users have full access. There are no rights for users under either directory rights or client permissions. I can add in a user manually and this allows them to remove the folder. But I can only do this one folder at a time as you cannot select multiple folders to change the permissions.

katana6434 · 20 Apr 2009 at 15:11

In exchange system manager right click on the top Public Folder and select All Tasks ->Manage Settings...

This will enable you to do various things, one of which is to push the client security settings down the tree.

theboyrob · 21 Apr 2009 at 07:54

don't have a top public folder as such, the 50 or so folders are just sat dkrectly in public folders. eg:

Public Folders ->
1
2
3
4
5 ...etc

Right clicking on public folders gives :

Connect To
View System Folders
Synchronise Hierarchy
Resend Changes
Etc ...

katana6434 · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:06

Well, thats a problem for you then. You would have to do each folder individually.

Usually you would create one folder at this level and then everything else underneath it. This makes administration a lot easier.

It is possible for you to make a folder with the correct permissions at this level and then move the other folders into this tree?

theboyrob · 21 Apr 2009 at 15:24

that could be an idea, wouldn't I have to make myself (Administrator account) the owner of each folder though? I can see this being a lot of work! hehe