Granting full access and Mailbox Caching

Hi!
We have a Microsoft Server 2008 R2 (terminal server) with Office 2013. The mailboxes are hosted by Microsoft Online. If a user creates a Outlook profile everything goes well. I
even have a policy set up that forces to Cache one month to speed things up.
Now when I give this person 'full access to a colleges mailbox it appears (magically) on its own which is perfect yes? However it starts caching the entire mailbox from that college
and not just a month. What Group Policy should I set? Or should I do this differently.
The only Group Policies which I have set (for Outlook that is) are:
Cached Exchange Mode Sync Settings (1 month)
Use Cached Exchange mode for new and existing Outlook profiles. (enable)

Thank you for sharing your solution and experience here. Have a good time.
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Unable to grant full access permission

I am trying to grant full access permissions for one user to another users mailbox when I right click on the user the command does not appear to allow this. I have tried using the Add-MailboxPermission CMdlet but this is not recognised either.
My exchange knowledge is relatively limited so it may be something simple, but I would appreciate any assistance.
best regards
James

Turns out someone had saved the wrong credentials in the RDP connection and I was logging in as the wrong user.

Exchange 2010 Full Access to mailbox not working.

Hi Guys
Few changes were made to exchange so users can only have "send on behalf of" when using shared mailboxes.
for example : Sent from Bob Smith on behalf of [EmailAddress1]
need to grant full access, then use the client delegate (outlook 2010) and add them to that also.
even if you set permissions to none in Delegate the full access kicks in.
if you remove the users name from delegate (set with no permissions) full access is gone.
has anyone else come across this ?
ive been trolling the net the last 2 days and havernt found a thing . .
any help would be great.

Hi ITWizchch,
Try these methods to check what's happening and set the required access (i.e. SendOnBehalfOf without Full Access)
Check for individual user or all users having access on John's mailbox:
Get-MailboxPermission -Identity [email protected] | Format-List
Get-MailboxPermission -Identity [email protected] -User "Ayla"
Once permission is set you can use below to remove it:
Remove-MailboxPermission -Identity John -User 'Ayla' -AccessRights FullAccess -InheritanceType All
Set SendOnBehalf Permission:
Set-mailbox John -GrantSendOnBehalfto @{Add="Ayla"}
Set SendOnBehalf Permission:
Set-mailbox John -GrantSendOnBehalfto @{Remove="Ayla"}
NOTE:- When you modify a multivalued property, you must ensure that you append / remove the values accordingly , without Overwriting the existing list.
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Manage full access and send as permission in Exchange 2007

Hi,
I try to delegeate helpdesk the permission in ECM to manage Full Access and Send As permission.
I ran the PS command
Add-ADPermission -Identity "CN=Exchange Org,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local" -User "domain\ADGroupDelegation" -ExtendedRights ms-Exch-Store-Admin -InheritanceType
All
Now the helpdesk tech are can manage Full Access permission in EMC, but still not have access to manage Send As permission.
Thanks for your help !
MA
M.A.

Hi,
The issue maybe related to the Active Directory Replication Latency. The Send As permission is not granted until after replication has occurred. Replication times depend on your Microsoft Exchange and network configuration. To grant the permission immediately,
stop and then restart the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service. You can restart the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service to check the result.
Here is a relate article for your reference.
How to: Send As permissions and how long it takes for them to apply
http://blogs.technet.com/b/pakaloge/archive/2009/08/21/send-as-permissions-are-not-enforced-immediately.aspx
Best regards,
Belinda
Belinda Ma
TechNet Community Support

User with Full Access to mailbox cannot view calendar

I have a user who one of several users that manages the schedules for several conference rooms using regular mailboxes on Exchange Server 2007. She (and she alone), has lost the right to manage the mailbox calendar. When she tries to access the
calendar she gets the error message, "You do not have permission to view this calendar".
I verified her rights as Full Access and even ran the cmdlet below which says, "Appropriate ACE is already present on object ".
[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Add-MailboxPermission -Identity "mailbox" -User user -AccessRights FullAccess -InheritanceType All
WARNING: Appropriate ACE is already present on object "CN=mailbox
49,OU=Service Accounts,OU= xxx,OU=xxxxx),OU=xxx,DC=xxx,DC=xx,DC=xxx" for
account "user".
Identity             User                 AccessRights        IsInherited Deny
Domaim      domain\user       {FullAccess}        False       False
When I get the permissions on the mailbox she has the following:
AccessRights    : {FullAccess}
Deny            : False
InheritanceType : All
User            : domain\user
Identity        : domain/OU/OU/OU/mailbox
IsInherited     : False
IsValid         : True
ObjectState     : Unchanged
Any help out there?
[email protected]

Hi,
According to your post, the permission seems to be configured properly in your Exchange server. This user has full access permission to Domaim’s mailbox.
Please try to open shared mailbox in OWA to check whether she can access the calendar. In Outlook, we can open shared calendar in Calendar panel by clicking Open Calendar > Open shared calendar. If it fails, please try the following steps:
1. Click File > Account Settings > Change > More Settings > Advanced.
2. Add the Shared mailbox that you want to open and click OK.
If there is any updates, please feel free to let us know.
Best Regards,
Winnie Liang
TechNet Community Support

How to give full access to mailbox to users in trusted domain?

Hi,
I am working on a migration-project where we migrate all users from one domain to a new domain. I have Exchange in both domains, and migrates mailoboxes from the old to the new domain. In the old domain I have a number of mailboxes that are used for common
calendars for the departments. My problem is: How can I give the users who has been migrated to the new domain full access to the existing calendar-mailboxex in the old domain? I have given the accounts in the new domain full access to the mailboxes
in the old domain by using to following command: get-mailbox mailboxname | add-mailboxpermission -accessrights FullAccess,ExternalAccount -user newdomain\username
After the command has completed I can see the account listed in the "Manage Full Access Permission"-dialog, but still the new useraccount cannot create appointments etc in the original calendar from Outlook.
Any tips on this?
Thor-Egil

Hi Thor,
Thank you for your question.
Did the issue occur when we use OWA?
Are there any errors when they cannot create appointments?
We could enable “Support cross forest delegation” on FIM(Forefront Identity Manager) to check if the issue persist.
There is an article for us to how to enable “Support cross forest delegation” by the following link:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/neiljohn/archive/2011/10/12/exchange-server-2010-cross-forest-delegation.aspx
If there are any questions regarding this issue, please be free to let me know.
Best Regard,
Jim
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Grant full access object in database

Hi Experts,
I try use sysdba account to grant full object access right to a user. But I got error as
SQL> declare
2 I number;
3 begin
4 FOR I IN (SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM DBA_tables)
5 LOOP
6 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'GRANT SELECT ON ' || I.TABLE_NAME || ' TO allselectl';
7 END LOOP;
8 end;
9 /
declare
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00911: invalid character
ORA-06512: at line 6
I try to user a DBA account (also as a schema owner_ I got error as
SQL> declare
2 I number;
3 begin
4 FOR I IN (SELECT * FROM ALL_tables)
5 LOOP
6 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'GRANT SELECT ON ' || I.table_name || ' TO allselect';
7 END LOOP;
8 end;
9 /
declare
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
ORA-06512: at line 6
Here allselect is a role that created by dba account.
Could you help me to do this job?
I use oracle 10gR4 in 32 bit window2003
Thanks
JIM
Edited by: user589812 on Jun 2, 2009 8:31 AM

Hi Justine,
Thanks for your help.
It works and get below error.
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_4478" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_4484" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_4488" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_5082" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_5168" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_8691" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_8801" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_9694" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "WMSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_10101" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_40414" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "CTXSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_40888" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "CTXSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_40933" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42452" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42459" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42466" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42469" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42488" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42491" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42494" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "EXFSYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_42497" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYSMAN"."SYS_IOT_OVER_153360" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYSMAN"."SYS_IOT_OVER_153363" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYSMAN"."SYS_IOT_OVER_153258" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "STRMADMIN"."SYS_IOT_OVER_167992" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "STRMADMIN"."SYS_IOT_OVER_168042" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_60551" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_57132" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_147443" TO allselect
Error executing grant select on "SYS"."SYS_IOT_OVER_147585" TO allselect
how about to access all of other objects in database?
Thanks
JIM

Script Grant Full Access Permission on Multiple Folders and Sub-Folders

Hi, I'm having a issue trying to run this script.
1.)It provides each folder with "Special" Permission over them. (Read, Write, Modify, Full control). Is there a way of making it "Full Control" Permission instead of special permission?
or
2.) Is there a way to make the Object Apply to "This Folder,sub folders and files" (when i change it manually this it changes to Full Control Access)?
What I tried doing in the following script is removing the inheritance of the folder then applying its level of authentication. I do get some errors and I'm pretty sure it's has to do with some files being password protected.
$domainG = "Domain\Group"
$dir = "X:\Folder\Folder\*\SameName"
$subfolder = Join-Path $dir "\*"
$subsubfolder = Join-Path $subfolder "\*"
$subsubsubfolder = Join-Path $subsubfolder "\*"
$subsubsubsubfolder = Join-Path $subsubsubfolder "\*"
$acl = Get-Item $dir |get-acl
#This removes inheritance
$acl.SetAccessRuleProtection($true,$true)
$acl |Set-Acl
# Gives full control
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -ArgumentList @($domainG,"FullControl","Allow")
$acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$acl |Set-Acl
$acl = Get-Item $subfolder |Get-Acl
# This adds full control to the subfolder
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -ArgumentList @($domainG,"FullControl","Allow")
$acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$acl |Set-Acl
$acl = Get-Item $subsubfolder |Get-Acl
# This adds full control to the sub sub folder
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -ArgumentList @($domainG,"FullControl","Allow")
$acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$acl |Set-Acl
$acl = Get-Item $subsubsubfolder |Get-Acl
# This adds full control to the sub sub subfolder
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -ArgumentList @($domainG,"FullControl","Allow")
$acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$acl |Set-Acl
$acl = Get-Item $subsubsubsubfolder |Get-Acl
# This adds full control to the sub sub sub subfolder
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -ArgumentList @($domainG,"FullControl","Allow")
$acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
$acl |Set-Acl

The constructor you are using for the FileSystemAccessRule will only apply to the object the ACE belongs to. To have it apply to anything else, you'll have to use the constructor with the following arguments:
<Principal>, <Rights>, <InheritanceFlags>, <PropagationFlags>, <Type>
The one you're using doesn't have the flags. Those two flags enumerations control two things that you'll see in the GUI: 'Applies To' and 'Only Applies to this Object'. To have the ACE apply to the folder, subfolders and files (and have it not show as 'Special'
in the GUI), you'll want the InheritanceFlags as 'ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit' and the PropagationFlags as 'None'. Try this:
$rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule -ArgumentList @($domainG,"FullControl", "ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit", "None", "Allow")
On a side note, check
this module out. It greatly simplifies access control. If you're interested in it and have any questions, let me know.

How to set up full access and limited access wireless networks to laptops

Dear Apple,
I just received my Apple 1 TB Time Capsule. Can someone please help me with a network configuration I want to set up?
I have a cable modem, and, three computers: a G4 iMAC (system 10.5.5), an Apple MacBook (system 10.5.5), and, a PC laptop.
The Time Capsule is connect directly to the cable modem.
Regarding the computers:
(1) I want the G4 iMAC to connect directly, via an Ethernet cable, to the Time Capsule, WITH FULL ALLOWED ACCESS to the Time Capsule and to the back-up function of the Time Machine feature, and, with allowed access to my HP inkjet printer (class 6110);
(2) I also want the MacBook laptop to wirelessly link to the Time Capsule via the Airport utility on the laptop, and, WITH FULL ALLOWED ACCESS to the Time Capsule and to the back-up function of the Time Machine feature (using WPA/WPA2 security, and, without the network name visible to third parties), and, WITH allowed access to my HP inkjet printer (class 6110);
(3) I want the PC laptop to wirelessly link to the Time Capsule (using WEP security), but WITHOUT ACCESS to the Time Machine, WITHOUT access to the back-ups on the iMAC, WITHOUT access to the back-ups on the MacBook, and, WITHOUT access to the inkjet printer --- I only want the PC to use the Time Capsule as a WIRELESS ROUTER so that the PC laptop can access the internet.
(4) And, finally, I want to specify (Time-Capsule/Time-Machine/server ) access ONLY to the iMAC and the MacBook, so that others cannot gain any access.
I specifically need help to set up and configure the Time Capsule so that the PC laptop, as stated above, should have limited access to the Time Capsule --- namely, only to access the internet, and, not even be aware of stored data on the Time Capsule, not even be aware of the inkjet printer, and, not even see my WPA network name when the PC scans for wireless devices.
I also want the iMAC and the MacBook to have access to each other’s data stored on the Time Capsule (like a common server).
I have an old D-Link DI-624 wireless router that I used before buying the Time Capsule, which is available, if needed. Hopefully, I can configure the Time Capsule so that I would not need the old D-Link.
Thank you in advance,
David.

The basic method for remote access is not changed.
http://gigaom.com/apple/access-your-time-capsule-over-the-internet/
You have a few issues.
The really big one.. the school firewall should not let you connect to home.
Check the IT admin at your school but if they allow anything but a few protocols like http and https through, they are not doing their job. You cannot afford in a large network to have every Tom Dick and Harry access any open device.. that can introduce viruses and trojans into the network behind the firewall.
The general method for remote access on large networks is vpn and the TC offers no vpn connection.. just AFP.
If you intend using 3G wireless stick or the like then you can get access.
The next issue is static public IP or how to find the TC.. you need some way to find the IP if your ISP does not offer static ip, and the tc has no dyndns client. Since Apple shut down new users for mobileme and will close that service there is no method to find the TC IP without owning your own domain. You would be better placing the TC in bridge behind a router that does offer dyndns and port forward AFP (TCP 548) to it.

I'm unable to grant full access to 2nd user account. What am I missing

While our MacBook Pro is out for repairs, I need a way to process my wife's emails and other business. So I'm trying to set up a 2nd user account for my wife on our iMac (running 10.7.5 Lion). Unfortunately, every step I've tried has failed to grant permission for her account to access the iMac desktop or launch applications other than Safari.
Here's what I've tried:
1. I created an account with my wife's name and password under Users & Groups in System Preferences.
2. In her Users & Groups account, I granted her Adminstrator privileges.
3. In the Sharing folder in System Preferences, I selected all the folders except those labeled "remote" and "xgrid" (whatever that is). I granted Read & Write privileges for each one. These included two Desktop folders, and I added the folder for Applications.
4. I made sure File Sharing was turned on, along with Printer Sharing, Web Sharing, Screen Sharing, Internet Sharing, etc.
5. Under Sharing Options, I noted a checkmark in the box labeled "Share files and folders using AFP", although the "number of users connected" was 0. I left that alone.
6. Because several sharing choices were listed as "blocked by firewall," I turned the Firewall setting off.
Despite all this, when I log in as my wife, I cannot launch any major applications except Safari, whether from the Dock or Applications folder. In fact, most of the apps in the folder are grayed out. And when I try to access the Desktop, Other Files, and various other folders, I receive a message that her account "does not have permission to see the contents." Why not? What have I overlooked?
This is becoming an urgent problem, because there's business that must be conducted. I have had similar problems with the iMac from the start, when it refused to accept me as the rightful owner of files that were transferred from our older Mac Pro dwesktop. Yikes!
Any help on this will be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Message was edited by: David Henderson7

Hey thomashfrompa,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues with iTunes for Windows. The following article outlines the error message you are receiving and a potential resolution:
iTunes 11.1.4 for Windows: Unable to install or open
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5376
Some Windows customers may experience installation issues while trying to install or open iTunes 11.1.4.
Symptoms may include:
"The program can't start because MSVCR80.dll is missing from your computer"
"iTunes was not installed correctly. Please reinstall iTunes. Error 7 (Windows Error 126)”
"Runtime Error: R6034 - An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly"
"Entry point not found: videoTracks@QTMovie@@QBE?AV?$Vector@V?$RefPtr@VQTTrack@@@***@@$0A@VCrashOnOverf low@@***@@XZ could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\WebKit.dll”
Resolution
Follow these steps to resolve the issue:
Check for .dll files
1. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes and C:\Program Files\iTunes and look for .dll files.
2. If you find QTMovie.DLL, or any other .dll files, move them to the desktop.
3. Reboot your computer.
Note: Depending on your operating system, you may only have one of the listed paths.
Uninstall and reinstall iTunes
1. Uninstall iTunes and all of its related components.
2. Reboot your computer. If you can't uninstall a piece of Apple software, try using the Microsoft Program Install and Uninstall Utility.
3. Re-download and reinstall iTunes 11.1.4.
Thanks,
Matt M.

Granting full access rights to archiving reports

Hi,
During Monitoring Reports deployment, I've unintentionally granted ReadOnly permission to user administrator. Now I access to https://servername/reports and only view directories. I don't have any buttons, such as "new folder" or "new data
source". I tried to rerun Monitoring Reports deployment - no result. In SQL management console for administrator user I unchecked ReportsReadOnlyRole for databases where this role exists. And also granted administrator user dbowner for all databases -
no result.

Hi,
Is there any update on the issue?
If the issue persists, you can also post the issue on SQL Reporting Services forum as the issue is also related to SQL Report Server permission issue. Thank you for your understanding.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?category=sqlserver
Kent Huang
TechNet Community Support

Using security groups to grant Full Mailbox Permissions

Hi, I've of course found several articles discussing granting full mailbox permissions to universal security groups in Exchange 2010, however, most of them are outdated and provide contradicting information.
So I figured I'd ask here to generate a more 'current' discussion of this and get the real answers.
If I do the following:
1. Create a shared mailbox
2. Create a Universal Security group (USG)
3. Add User X to the USG
4. Grant the USG Full Access Permissions to the shared mailbox
Q1: Will the shared mailbox automatically show up in User X's mailbox? I've read posts/articles claiming both NO and YES to this question. Some say you have to still go through the 'open additional mailboxes' setting in Outlook.
Q2: According to the below thread, this is actually still a bug in Exchange 2010 in that when you assign Full Access to a Universal Group, it is supposed to auto-populate, but doesn't. Further, there are claims that USG replication takes a good 12-24 hours
before showing up in the user's Outlook. Some say you actually need to restart the Information Store before it will take affect. This is in stark contrast to granting full access to an individual user account, which takes affect immediately.
So what is the real truth here when using USGs to grant Full Access?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/9840fd13-daf8-45aa-ab35-4a827f1ba1e0/exchange-2010-unable-to-assign-full-access-permissions-using-a-security-group?forum=exchangesvrgenerallegacy
Thanks,

Hi squishmike,
Thank you for your question.
Q1: Will the shared mailbox automatically show up in User X's mailbox? I've read posts/articles claiming both NO and YES to this question. Some say you have to still go through the 'open additional mailboxes' setting in Outlook.
A: By my testing, we still go through the ‘open addition mailbox’ setting in outlook when we open outlook with new profile.
Q2: According to the below thread, this is actually still a bug in Exchange 2010 in that when you assign Full Access to a Universal Group, it is supposed to auto-populate, but doesn't. Further, there are claims that USG replication takes a good 12-24
hours before showing up in the user's Outlook. Some say you actually need to restart the Information Store before it will take affect. This is in stark contrast to granting full access to an individual user account, which takes affect immediately.
So what is the real truth here when using USGs to grant Full Access?
A: Question 1 has been answered it. It will show share mailbox by ‘open additional mailbox’, we will add shared mailbox manually.
If there are any questions regarding this issue, please be free to let me know.
Best Regard,
Jim

Full access permissions and calendars

Quick question...in Exchange 2007 if you grant full access permissions on a mailbox, does it also give full owner rights to the calendar as well?
So if User A has full access permissions to User B's mailbox, do they also get Owner permissions on the calendar of User B?

Hi,
When you grant the Full Access permission to another user for a mailbox, that user becomes able to log on to the mailbox and access its entire contents. This includes calendar as well.
Grant Full Access permission is different from applying the Owner role to a folder. For more details, you can refer to the following articles.
Add-MailboxPermission:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124097(v=exchg.150).aspx
Add-MailboxFolderPermission:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298062(EXCHG.140).aspx
Best regards,
Belinda
Belinda Ma
TechNet Community Support

Exchange 2010 Unable to Assign Full Access Permissions using a Security Group

I've been running into this issue lately. I cannot seem to use groups to allow full access to mailboxes. When I add them from the EMC, it will show up when you go to "Manage Full Access Permission...". After waiting a day and even restarting
the Information Store service, the permissions do not take effect. When I view the msExchDelegateListLink attribute of the mailbox account, the group is not listed.
When I grant a user full permission, it works and updates the attribute. However, on occasion when I revoke the full access permission for a user is doesn't always remove that user from the msExchDelegateListLink attribute. So the mailbox
will still appear in Outlook, but the user isn't able to see new emails.
Any ideas on what may be going wrong?
Environment:
Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Outlook 2010 SP1 (tried without SP1 as well)
I was looking over Add-MailboxPermission on Technet (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124097.aspx) and I noticed that it doesn't mention adding groups. Is this not possible?

I never got a proper fix.
I worked around it by creating a script which gets the members of an AD Mail Enabled security group, and updates the full access based on the groups members.
Here's a script I'm running every hour which updates permissions. It's probably not the most efficient script ever, but it works. It has several benefits
1. Managers of the distribution group can add/remove mailbox members using OWA or through the address list
2. New members of groups are added to FULL Access Permissions
3. Members removed from the groups are removed from FULL access permissions
4. Automapping works :)
5. Maintains a log of access added / removed / time taken etc.
Obviously I have had to remove domain related information, replace with whatever your domain requirements are, and PLEASE debug it properly in your environent first, don't complain to me if it wipes out a load of access for you or something like that!
It takes about 5 minutes to run in my environement. Some formatting seems to have got messed up on here, sorry. I hope it is of use!
# Mailbox Permissions Setter for Exchange #
# v1.1 #
# This script will loop through all mailboxes in Exchange and find any where #
# the type is 'SHARED'. These should be determined to be a GROUP/SHARED mailbox #
# and access to these mailboxes are controlled by a single ACL, e.g. 'ACL_Shared_Mailbox'. #
# This script will add any members of these ACLs directly to the Full Access Permissions #
# of the mailbox and also remove them if they no longer need the access. #
# Script created by Jon Read, Technical Administration
# Recent Changes
# 15/11/2012
# 1.1 Added exclusions for ACLs that we don't want automapping to happen for
# 12/11/2012
# 1.0 Initial script
#Do not change these values
Add-PSSnapin *Ex*
$starttime = Get-Date
$logfile = "C:\accesslog.txt"
$logfile2 = "C:\accesslog2.txt"
$totaladditionstomailboxes = 0
$totalremovalsfrommailboxes = 0
$totalmailboxesprocessed = 0
$totalmailboxesskipped = 0
# Exclude any ACLs that shouldn't be processed here if they are used for a non-standard purpose and
# we don't want FULL access mapping to happen. Seperate array values with commas
$ExcludedACLArray = "DOMAIN\ACL_ExcludedExample"
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output "#----------------------------------------------------------------#" >> $logfile
Write-Output "# Mailbox Permissions Setter for Exchange #" >> $logfile
Write-Output "# v1.1 #" >> $logfile
Write-Output "#----------------------------------------------------------------#" >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-output "Start time $starttime ">> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
# Set preferred DCs and GCs
$preferredDC = "preferredDC.domain"
$preferredGC = "preferredGC.domain"
Write-Output " PreferredDC = $preferredDC ">> $logfile
Write-Output " PreferredGC = $preferredGC " >> $logfile
Set-ADServerSettings -PreferredGlobalCatalog $preferredGC -SetPreferredDomainControllers $preferredDC
# The first part of this will ADD permissions to the mailbox, reading from an associated ACL.
# Check for all mailboxes where the type is SHARED. These are the only ones we would
# want to apply group mailbox permissions to.
foreach ($mailbox in get-mailbox -resultsize "unlimited" | where-object {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "SharedMailbox"})
$totalmailboxesprocessed = $totalmailboxesprocessed + 1
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|-------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
Write-Output "| MAILBOX ADDITIONS: $mailbox " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|-------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
$mailbox=$mailbox.ExchangeGuid.ToString()
# For each of them, get the distribution list applied to the mailbox (Starting DOMAIN\ACL_)
# We then need it to be turned into a string to use later.
#Declared $changes as 0. if this is set to 0 at the end of the mailbox job, we know no changes were made.
$changes = 0
foreach ($distributiongroup in get-mailbox $mailbox | Get-MailboxPermission | Where-Object {$_.User -like "DOMAIN\ACL_*" })
$skipACL = 0
#Get the distribution group and put the name in a useable format
$distributiongroup=$distributiongroup.user.tostring()
Write-Output "Found ACL $distributiongroup" >> $logfile
# Check if this distribution group needs to be excluded and if it shouldn't be processed
# then move onto the next ACL. This will stop FULL access being granted if the mailbox is
# used for a non-standard purpose. See the start of this script
# for where these are excluded (ExcludedACLArray)
foreach ($ACL in $ExcludedACLArray )
if ($distributiongroup -eq $ACL)
$skipACL = 1
Write-Output "ACL $distributiongroup is excluded so skipping mailbox " >> $logfile
$totalmailboxesskipped = $totalmailboxesskipped + 1
if ($skipACL -eq 0)
# Get each user in this group and for each of them, add try to add them to full access permissions.
foreach ($user in Get-DistributionGroupMember -identity $distributiongroup)
# Get the user to try, convert to DOMAIN\USER to use shortly
$user="DOMAIN\" + $user.alias.ToString()
# Check to see if the user we have chosen from the ACL group already exists in the full access
# permissions. If they do, set $userexists to 1, if they do not, leave $userexists set to 0.
# Set $userexists to 0 as the default
$userexists = 0
foreach ($fullaccessuser in get-mailbox $mailbox | Get-MailboxPermission)
# See if the user exists in the mailbox access list.
# Change $fullaccessuser to a useable string (matching $user)
$fullaccessuser=$fullaccessuser.user.tostring()
if ($fullaccessuser -eq $user)
$userexists=1
# Break out of foreach if the user exists so we don't unnecessarily loop
break
# Now we know if the user needs to be added or not, so run code (if needed) to add
# the user to full access permissions
if ($userexists -eq 0)
Add-MailboxPermission $mailbox –user $user –accessrights "FullAccess"
Write-Output "Added $user " >> $logfile
$changes = 1
$totaladditionstomailboxes = $totaladditionstomailboxes + 1
#Now repeat for other users in the ACL
#if changes were 0, then log that no changes were made
if ($changes -eq 0)
Write-Output "No changes were made." >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output "---------------------------------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
Write-Output " FINISHED ADDING PERMISSIONS" >> $logfile
Write-Output "---------------------------------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
# The second part of this will REMOVE permissions from the mailbox, reading from an associated ACL.
## Check for all mailboxes where the type is SHARED. These are the only ones we would
## want to apply group mailbox permissions to.
foreach ($mailbox in get-mailbox -resultsize "unlimited" | where-object {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "SharedMailbox"})
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|-------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
Write-Output "| MAILBOX REMOVALS : $mailbox " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|-------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
$mailbox=$mailbox.ExchangeGuid.ToString()
#Declared $changes as 0. if this is set to 0 at the end of the mailbox job, we know no changes were made.
$changes = 0
# For the current mailbox, get a list of all users with FULLACCESS, and then for each of them
# check if they exist in the ACL
foreach ($fullaccessuser in get-mailbox $mailbox | Get-MailboxPermission | Where-Object {$_.Accessrights -like "FullAccess" })
# Get the security identifier (SSID) of the FULLACCESS user to store for later.
$fullaccessuserSSID=$fullaccessuser.user.SecurityIdentifier.ToString()
$fullaccessuser=$fullaccessuser.User.ToString()
#If user needs to be excluded then skip this bit
#Users added or removed will only start with 07 (07$, 07T, so only run if the user starts with this.
#This stops it trying to remove NT AUTHORITY\SELF and other System entries
if ($fullaccessuser -like "DOMAIN\07*")
# Set $userexists to be 0. if we find the use user needs to remain, then change it to 1.
$userexists=0
# Check if this user exists in the ACL, if not, remove.
foreach ($distributiongroup in get-mailbox $mailbox | Get-MailboxPermission | Where-Object {$_.User -like "DOMAIN\ACL_*" })
$distributiongroup=$distributiongroup.user.tostring()
#Write-Output "Found associated distribution group $distributiongroup" >> $logfile
# Get each user in this group and for each of them, See if it matches the user in the mailbox.
foreach ($user in Get-DistributionGroupMember -identity $distributiongroup)
# Get the user to try, convert to DOMAIN\USER to use shortly
$userguid = $user.Guid.ToString()
$user="DOMAIN\" + $user.alias.ToString()
if ($fullaccessuser -eq $user)
$userexists=1
#we have found the user exists so no need to continue
break
# If userexists = 0, then they are NOT in the ACL, and should be removed from
# the full access permissions. Run the code to remove them from full access.
#CONVERT FULLACCESSUSER TO GUID AND REMOVE $FULLACCESSUSERGUID NOT $USERGUID
if ($userexists -eq 0)
Remove-MailboxPermission -Identity $mailbox –user $fullaccessuserSSID –accessrights "FullAccess" -Confirm:$false
Write-Output "Removed $fullaccessuser " >> $logfile
$changes = 1
$totalremovalsfrommailboxes = $totalremovalsfrommailboxes + 1
# if changes = 0, no changes were made to this mailbox, so log this fact.
if ($changes -eq 0)
Write-Output "No changes were made." >> $logfile
#Put the time in a displayable format
$endtime = Get-Date
$runtime = $endtime - $starttime
$runtime = $runtime.ToString()
$runtime1 = $runtime.split(".")
$totaltime = $runtime1[0]
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " >> $logfile
Write-Output "| SCRIPT COMPLETE : STATS " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " >> $logfile
Write-Output "| Total Mailboxes Processed : $totalmailboxesprocessed " >> $logfile
Write-Output "| Total Additions : $totaladditionstomailboxes " >> $logfile
Write-Output "| Total Removals : $totalremovalsfrommailboxes " >> $logfile
Write-Output "| Total Mailboxes Skipped due to ACL : $totalmailboxesskipped " >> $logfile
Write-output "| Start time : $starttime ">> $logfile
Write-output "| End time : $endtime ">> $logfile
Write-Output "| **END OF RUN** - Elapsed time : $totaltime " >> $logfile
Write-Output "|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" >> $logfile
Write-Output " " >> $logfile

Grant accounts access to other accounts' calendars only -using OWA

I have not been able to find a way to grant an account access to another accounts calendar -Only, when they only use OWA. I have read this is a limitation and is by MS design but I have also read that other users have had success doing this.
I have tried many of the solutions I found online using PS to assign read access to Top of Info Store and editor or reviewer to the calendar specificially but this fails.
I have tried using some published assistance
http://exchangeserverpro.com/grant-read-access-exchange-mailbox/ for example, but I can't get the logic to apply to the MB.
Has anyone had any success allowing shared calendar access in OWA 2007 without assigning Full MB Access -and would be willing to share their success?
Thanks in advance

Hi,
According to your description, you want grant read permission not full access permission to make calendar visible for others.
If yes, we can use PFDAVAdmin to grant Calendar Reviewer permisson.
For more information, you can refer to Shafaquat Ali’s and
Westar1’s replies in the following thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/074dadf4-c36e-44f1-b3d2-064a13be738b/calendar-reviewer-permission-configured-in-pfdavadmin-not-working-for-all-users
If I misunderstand your meaning, please feel free to let me know.
Best regards,
Angela Shi
TechNet Community Support

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