Article ID: 941318 - Last Review: September 12, 2007 - Revision: 1.0

You may receive an error message in Outlook 2007 when you try to set permissions for a distribution group on a mailbox folder in Exchange Server 2007

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SYMPTOMS

You cannot set permissions for a distribution group on a Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 mailbox folder in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Additionally, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Error message 1
One or more users cannot be added to the folder access list. Non-local users cannot be given rights on this server.
Error message 2
The modified permissions could not be saved.
If you try to add a distribution group as a delegate, you may receive the following error message:

The user UserName cannot be added. Non-local users cannot be given rights on this server.
Additionally, the prohibition sign appears next to the distribution group. The prohibition sign is circle with a line through it.
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CAUSE

This issue occurs because you are not permitted to set folder permissions or object permissions for a distribution group in Exchange 2007.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, create security groups instead of distribution groups. Then, set folder permissions or set delegate permissions for the security groups.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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MORE INFORMATION

In earlier versions of Outlook and of Exchange Server, the Microsoft Exchange Information Store process automatically converts a distribution group to a security group.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
843587  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843587/ ) How to stop automatic conversion of universal distribution groups to universal security groups in Exchange 2000 and in Exchange 2003
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
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