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Get admin rights to shared folders through Outlook.
On my network there is several shared folders through Outlook. The folder is created by the old admin through his account. Now I want to take over the admin rights on the folder. In AD i got membership in Domain Admins but does not get rights to the folder. I miss the Administration and rights tab on the folders...
Is it possible to solve this without use the old admin account?
Is it possible to solve this without use the old admin account?
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Yes, it is Exchange... sorry i missed to inform about that. So what to do?
Are they in public folders, or elsewhere?
ASKER
Yes, public folders... I thought i got admin rights through AD direct... Also found the admin button under properties in the public folders... Should I add my user account or should my useracocunt be set as an admin elsewhere?
If in a public folder, you can set access rights to them from Exchange system manager, just browse to the public folders, right click on the relevant one, and set rights accordingly.
Otherwise if via his mailbox, then you can give yourself delegate rights to his mailbox.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=262399
That will explain how to set the access rights to a mail box in exchange.
Otherwise if via his mailbox, then you can give yourself delegate rights to his mailbox.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=262399
That will explain how to set the access rights to a mail box in exchange.
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So if I understand this correct, there is no sort of admin account in exhange. Rights has to be added on folders/boxes through ESM, correct?
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The admin account of the AD is the Admin of Exchange, essentially. Rights for mailboxes are set in AD users and computers and rights for Public are set in Exchange manager. Since exchange relies on AD and is integrated, the same admins apply, unless rights were changed severaly, but still as a member of domain admin, you can take ownership, or reset rights.
If you are a member of Domain admin, you should be able to manipulate rights as needed. You may need to do as above, but essentially between AD users and Comps and Exchange manager you should be fine.
Hope that helps.
If you are a member of Domain admin, you should be able to manipulate rights as needed. You may need to do as above, but essentially between AD users and Comps and Exchange manager you should be fine.
Hope that helps.
If it is a standard share within Outlook alone, then you will probably have to log on as the old admin and reset the rights, as AD rights will have no effect on it at all.
If it is in exchange that will be easier.