Add a group to a mailbox resource folder permission for calendar
We are trying to create shared calendars for Exchange 2010 to be shared among departments and various personel. We can created a mailbox resource called sharedservices and are we created a group called sharedservicescalendar. Our goal is to allow any user in this group to be granted permissions to the calendar to add appointments but not delete them. We do not want to launch a power shell command for every new user who needs the group. We know the powershell comands
get-mailboxfolderpermissio
add-mailboxfolderpermissio
will work for individual users. When we replace the userA with sharedservicescalendar we get an error
The user "SharedServicesCalendar" was found in Active Directory but isn't valid to use for permissions. Try an SMTP address
instead.
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [Add-MailboxFolderPermissi
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : 9DC52564,Microsoft.Exchang
It sees it in AD but in couldn't pull. We let it sit overnight hoping it was a replication issue and no luck. I am trying to figure out what we need to do to make this work and is it possible to switch -user to another switch that could allow the group to work.
get-mailboxfolderpermissio
add-mailboxfolderpermissio
will work for individual users. When we replace the userA with sharedservicescalendar we get an error
The user "SharedServicesCalendar" was found in Active Directory but isn't valid to use for permissions. Try an SMTP address
instead.
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [Add-MailboxFolderPermissi
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : 9DC52564,Microsoft.Exchang
It sees it in AD but in couldn't pull. We let it sit overnight hoping it was a replication issue and no luck. I am trying to figure out what we need to do to make this work and is it possible to switch -user to another switch that could allow the group to work.
Neil Russell
Easiest way is to create a public folder of type Calendar and give rights to users that way. Not using a mailbox. I always prefer to use the Public folders if it is a simple calendar and NOT a mailbox you are sharing.
ASKER
The problem with that is we removed all public folders and removed the compatability from Exchange 2010 as microsoft themselves have gone away from public folders.
I figured it out. You create all the mailboxes and group through exchange. Then go to outlook and add a user mailbox. Type the shared calendar mailbox and select calendar instead of inbox. Select the calendar and choose properties and select the permissions tab. All permissions seem to need to be set through outlook which is an odd and round about way of doing things but hey it worked.
I figured it out. You create all the mailboxes and group through exchange. Then go to outlook and add a user mailbox. Type the shared calendar mailbox and select calendar instead of inbox. Select the calendar and choose properties and select the permissions tab. All permissions seem to need to be set through outlook which is an odd and round about way of doing things but hey it worked.
ASKER
Well I actually had an issue. It worked great on the first mailbox but now on every other mailbox I try the same thing it won't let me set the calendar permission as visible. If I select contributer it changes to custom and the visible box is greyed out.
I tried to review the account setting on the first object and find any changes I try and make to permission level instantly defaults to custom and removes visible from the allowed options. Anyone have an idea
When I created the group in Exchange it created it as a Universal distibrubtion group. Is this what I want?
I tried to review the account setting on the first object and find any changes I try and make to permission level instantly defaults to custom and removes visible from the allowed options. Anyone have an idea
When I created the group in Exchange it created it as a Universal distibrubtion group. Is this what I want?
You might be better off creating room/equipment calendars for this purpose. They provide a bit more control over calendaring. You can even add the group or groups you want to be able to book this resource via the Resource In-Policy Requests tab.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124542.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124542.aspx
ASKER
We ended up creating room resource calanders. ?The only issue we stumbled across is that in Exchange 2010 (at least ours), when we try and apply a permission level of like contributer, it sets all of the right options, but sets it to custom.. All users are marked "custom" instead of their properly level which we choose predefined levels mircosoft set up.
ASKER
Another issue we have run accross while it does work, it seems certain users can not be added to group they were in. As an example I was in litigation calendar group. I removed the calendar from my mailbox and then tried to add it back in. It won't let me. It gives me an error. telling me the group doesn't exist. I still have and can modify it on my other computer but don't dare remove myself there in case I can;t get back in. I still have permissions to edit and modify because I checked. This issue only seems to affect older users and not newer users.
ASKER
still waiting on support
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