Setting Permissions on Public Folders

This section describes how to set up a public folder owner or contact and how to set permissions on public folders.

Setting Up a Public Folder Owner or Contact

A public folder's owner and contact have special permissions on the public folder. A public folder owner can design public folders and grant other users permissions. A public folder contact receives notification when there are public folder conflicts or the contents of a public folder exceed the storage limit. Only a public folder owner or an administrator using the Administrator program can make someone a public folder owner or contact.

To set up a public folder owner or contact

    1. In Microsoft Exchange Client, select the public folder.

    2. From the File menu, choose Properties, and then select the Permissions tab.

    3. Choose Add, double-click the name of the user that you're granting permissions to, and then choose OK.

    4. Select the name of the user you added.

    5. In the Roles box, select Folder Owner or Folder Contact, and then choose OK.

Granting Permissions on Public Folders

You can use the Administrator program to grant users permissions for public folders or enable them to create top-level folders. If you're the owner of a public folder, you can also use Microsoft Exchange Client to grant other users permissions to create subfolders.

To grant permissions for public folders using the Administrator program

    1. In the Administrator window, choose Public Folders, and select the public folder you want to configure.

    2. From the File menu, choose Properties, and then select the General tab.

    3. Choose Client Permissions.

    4. Choose Add, double-click the user that you're granting permissions to, and then choose OK.

    5. Choose the user you added.

    6. Select Folder owner or Folder contact, and then choose OK.

To grant permissions to create top-level folders by using the Administrator program

    1. In the Administrator window, select Configuration, double-click Information Store Site Configuration, and then select the Top Level Folder Creation tab.

    2. Choose Modify to change the list of users who can create top-level folders.

    3. Double-click the user that you're granting permissions to, and then choose OK.

    4. Choose OK.

To grant permissions to create subfolders by using Microsoft Exchange Client

    1. In Microsoft Exchange Client, select the public folder.

    2. From the File menu, choose Properties, and then select the Permissions tab.

    3. Choose Add, double-click the user that you're granting permissions to, and then choose OK.