Managing Public Folders

Grant Directory Rights

You can grant or deny users permissions to change the public folder object store in Active Directory.

To grant directory rights:

  1. Start System Manager
    On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
  2. If administrative groups are displayed, expand Administrative Groups, and then expand the group you want to work with.
  3. In the console tree, expand Folders, and then expand the folder tree containing the folder you want.
  4. Right-click a folder, and then click Properties.
  5. On the Permissions tab, click Directory Rights.
  6. To grant access to a specific user, click Add.
  7. Select a user, and then click Add. Repeat this step for all users that you want to add.
  8. Under Permissions, select the Allow or Deny check box to grant or deny each user access to the available options.