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Cannot share a classic SharePoint calendar with External Users
I tried with another Site Collection and I have the same behavior.
...And I have the same behavior when using a Task List as well.
On the other hand no problem when I create and share a new Document Library.
Attached the site collection & sharing settings, for me it seems ok.
And I have the same problem with our FastTrack sandbox:
Can someone do the test and confirm he has the same issue?
Thank you,
- Hello Benoit,
Have you tried creating a SharePoint group and granting access to the user using that group instead?
It could be done by using 'Create Group' button in ribbon by going to Site Settings-> Site Permissions.
Since, you want to grant access to just the calendar, do not specify the group permissions while creating it. Once, the new group is created, add the user to the group and grant the group correct level of access to the calendar.
Hopefully, it will be helpful
Thank you.
Bhavpreet BainsHello Bhavpreet,
Indeed I figured out that workaround but the underlying problem remains: it is not possible for us to share calendar directly with some external users.
Because in the meantime I realized it works for some external users (those that are defined as Guests in O365 Admin > Users section...) but not for others.
I triple-checked the settings and we allow sharing with "Authenticated Users" and not with "Authenticated users already existing in the organization directory" (which is the second option).
So it looks like sharing "Modern" List/libraries takes the sharing settings into account, while "Classic" apps only allow sharing with users that are defined as guests.
Seems like a bug to me.
We'll check with our partner how to escalate this to Microsoft since the process seems to be all but customer-friendly...........
Thanks for your help anyway :)
