Remove / reset permissions from Exchange sub-tree or .pst-file
Hi,
i have migrated from an externally hosted Exchange solution to a local Exchange on SBS 2008. I have copied all mailboxes and public folders via .pst export / import.
Mailboxes work just fine, but I have issues with the public folders:
On the external server the access permissions for the public folders were issued distinctly for every user (level 7), while standard permissions where none, like:
standard: none
user a: level 7
user c: level 7
user d: level 7
user ....
After import on the new server this results in a lot of level 7 permissions for invalid UIDs and no standard permissions (+ a level 8 permission for the user used for import).
standard: none
importing user: level 8
NT User:S-1-23-45-67......: level 7
NT User:S-1-23-45-67......: level 7
NT User:S-1-23-45-67......: level 7
.........
I would now have to go through every sub-folder and set standard permissions to level 7 (and delete the invalid entries).
Can I some somehow reset or edit all permissions either in the pst or after importing them to Exchange?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
i have migrated from an externally hosted Exchange solution to a local Exchange on SBS 2008. I have copied all mailboxes and public folders via .pst export / import.
Mailboxes work just fine, but I have issues with the public folders:
On the external server the access permissions for the public folders were issued distinctly for every user (level 7), while standard permissions where none, like:
standard: none
user a: level 7
user c: level 7
user d: level 7
user ....
After import on the new server this results in a lot of level 7 permissions for invalid UIDs and no standard permissions (+ a level 8 permission for the user used for import).
standard: none
importing user: level 8
NT User:S-1-23-45-67......: level 7
NT User:S-1-23-45-67......: level 7
NT User:S-1-23-45-67......: level 7
.........
I would now have to go through every sub-folder and set standard permissions to level 7 (and delete the invalid entries).
Can I some somehow reset or edit all permissions either in the pst or after importing them to Exchange?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Exchange System Manager
Admin Groups->First Admin Group->Folders->Public Folders
Right click on any part of the tree and select: All Tasks->Manage Settings
Admin Groups->First Admin Group->Folders->Public Folders
Right click on any part of the tree and select: All Tasks->Manage Settings
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Thank you for the quick answer, but I can't seem to find admin groups in the Exchange Manager. Are you using Exchange 2007?
I have opened the public folder management console, but there is no task as you described it.
I have opened the public folder management console, but there is no task as you described it.
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Yep, had found it myself..
For all who want to use PFDAVAdmin.EXE: It needs .NET Framework 1.1 installed (the tool itself won't tell you this).
As it seems, MS has made this point better in Exchange 2010.
For all who want to use PFDAVAdmin.EXE: It needs .NET Framework 1.1 installed (the tool itself won't tell you this).
As it seems, MS has made this point better in Exchange 2010.
browse through the tree to your public folder
right click and there is a permissions wizard that can change permissions through the tree.
(I recently learned of this amazing feature)