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Adding Mailbox Folder Permission for a User
No, you're using the correct approach, it simply takes some time to replicate the changes. Dont forget to add access on the "top on information store" folder as well though. Full access permissions are also not instantaneous, I've had occasions that it took almost a day for them to apply. Oh, and there's no automapping when you grant folder level access, you have to add it manually in Outlook.
I checked on the "Top of information store" thing, and when a user has shared a folder via Outlook, there are no additional permissions configured there. Do you think I should run Add-MailboxFolderPermission on both the inbox folder and the top level when I do this? Should I just add FolderVisible there?
I believe I have tried this method in the past and it didn't have any effect, but I can't confirm that.
Anyway, thanks for confirming what I believed to be the case - that the real problem is simply with propagation across the Exchange environment. I believe I'll need to come up with a process that we can follow in these cases where immediate access is needed. Do you think that advising the users to open the shared folder in OWA would be a workaround, or would the permission propagation still be an issue?
As always, thanks Vasil!
"FolderVisible" on the top of information store is required for older versions of Outlook to display the shared fodlers properly, OWA doesnt seem to have a problem with it missing though. It's not the issue in your case, just something to be mindful about.
You can try OWA in your case, I dont think it will make much of a difference.