XADM: Propagating Permissions to All Public Folder Subfolders

You may need to change permissions for a hierarchy of public folders in unison, for example, if a new group of users needs to be able to modify and delete entries in the public folders that are included in a hierarchy.

You cannot change permissions using the Microsoft Exchange Client or Microsoft Outlook without modifying each folder manually. However, if you use the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program, you can change permissions for a hierarchy of public folders in unison by performing the following steps:

1. Start the Exchange Server Administrator program, and then find the top-level folder of the hierarchy that needs a uniform change in permissions.
2. To open the properties of the top-level folder, click to select it, and then on the File menu, click Properties.
3. To change the top-level folder permissions, click the General tab, and then click Client Permissions.
4. After you modify the permissions as necessary, click the General tab of the top-level folder, click to select the Propagate these properties to all subfolders check box, and then click Apply.WARNING: When you click to select the Propagate these properties to all subfolders check box, and then click Apply, any existing permissions in the subfolders are lost.

The Propagate these properties to all subfolders check box may not appear on the General tab of a public folder. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: