Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2
Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23
The permissions required to perform tasks to configure various components of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 depend on the procedure being performed or the cmdlet you want to run. See each of the sections in this topic for more information about their respective features.
To find out what permissions you need to perform the procedure or run the cmdlet, do the following:
- In the table below, find the feature that is most related to
the procedure you want to perform or the cmdlet you want to
run.
- Next, look at the permissions required for the feature. You
must be assigned one of those role groups, an equivalent custom
role group, or an equivalent management role. You can also click on
a role group to see its management roles. If a feature lists more
than one role group, you only need to be assigned one of the role
groups to use the feature. For more information about role groups
and management roles, see Understanding Role Based
Access Control.
- Now, run the Get-ManagementRoleAssignment
cmdlet to look at the role groups or management roles assigned to
you to see if you have the permissions that are necessary to manage
the feature.
Note:You must be assigned the Role Management management role to run the Get-ManagementRoleAssignment cmdlet. If you don't have permissions to run the Get-ManagementRoleAssignment cmdlet, ask your Exchange administrator to retrieve the role groups or management roles assigned to you.
If you want to delegate the ability to manage a feature to another user, see Delegate Role Assignments.
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| Some features may require that you have local administrator permissions on the server you want to manage. To manage these features, you must be a member of the Local Administrators group on that server. |
Exchange Infrastructure Permissions
The following table lists the permissions required to perform tasks that configure general Exchange 2010 settings. For more information, see the following topics:
- Overview of
Administrator Audit Logging
- Exchange
Management Console
- Enter
Product Key
- Opt-in or
Opt-out of the Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Set-ExchangeAssistanceConfig
- Get-MessageCategory
- Test-SystemHealth
Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.
| Feature | Permissions required | ||
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Administrator audit logging |
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Exchange Help settings |
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Exchange Management Console configuration settings |
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Exchange server configuration settings |
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Message categories |
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Test system health |
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Product key |
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View-only administrator audit logging |
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Write to audit log |
Users that are members of any role group or assigned any management role can write to the administrator audit log. |
Shell Infrastructure Permissions
The following table lists the permissions required to perform tasks that configure features that control how the Exchange Management Shell runs. For more information about each of the features listed in this topic, see the following topics:
- Overview of
Exchange Management Shell
- Understanding Cmdlet
Extension Agents
- Overview of
Administrator Audit Logging
Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.
| Feature | Permissions required |
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Active Directory Domain Services server settings |
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Cmdlet extension agents |
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PowerShell virtual directories |
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Remote Shell |
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PowerShell and WinRM installation |
Local Server Administrator |
Federation and Certificates Permissions
The following table lists permissions required for performing tasks related to federation trusts, certificate management, and hybrid configuration.
Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.
| Feature | Permissions required |
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Federation trusts |
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Test federation trusts |
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Certificate management |
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Hybrid configuration |