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Google Message Continuity and Exchange 2007 Permissions

I am installing the google sync server for the Google Message Continuity. In their documentation, they ask for :

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Decide the Windows user account under which the Sync Server will run (for example, solarmora.com\jadmin).

Give Exchange administrative role permissions (including 'Receive As') to that Windows account (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823018). This account must have both read and write privileges on all accounts to be synched.
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The document refers to Exchange 2003. There are quite a number of Roles and psssibilites for this in Exchange 2007.
Can an expert tell me how to accomplish what they are asking for using Exchange 2007?

Does opening...

Exchange Management Console
Recepient configuration
Mailbox
On the right, choose Manage Full Access Permission
Add the user you want to have access to al the accounts

...accomplish what they want or is this a baaaad thing?

A better way?
All help is appreciated.
Bob

Hypercat (Deb)

As far as my experience with this goes, you need to give the account full access permission as you described above. Also, we found that we had problems trying to install the Google Sync Server on any machine other than a Windows 2003 or Windows XP computer. The Google tech support didn't help us much with this, but we worked with a 3rd party vendor who gave us this tip and it's working fine as far as I know at this point.

bobnla

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Thanks. I got it installed on Vista, with the only issue being I had to launch Google Sync with Run As Administrator to be able to change configuration. Also, only OUtlook 2003 sp3 appears to be supported, not 2007/2010.

Seems like a real pain to give these permissions to 50 users. I would think there is a better way. I only had 18 at this client, but.....

Thoughts on automating this?

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bobnla

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Over and above what was asked.

Thanks!!!

bobnla

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Yes, Client can have any version. But the Sync requires Outllok 2003 sp3.

Thanks for the links.
As I want to add rights to a mailbox,(the end user) for the sync server user, It is a little different
but i found a post witht he following command

Get-MailboxDatabase -identity “SERVERNAME\First Storage Group\Mailbox Database” | Add-ADPermission -user “Domain Admins” -AccessRights GenericAll

Gives domain admins full rights to all mailboxes in a store.
Discussion is here with various permutations of the command.

http://exchangepedia.com/2007/06/how-to-grant-full-mailbox-access-permission.html

Would not have found it without your help
Thanks!