XADM: How to Reset the Default and Anonymous Permissions on a Public Folder (243595)

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An Exchange Administrator or owner of a public folder may intentionally or unintentionally remove the Default or Anonymous accounts of an Exchange Server public folder. When this is done, these accounts do not appear in the list of permissions for the public folder. This may also cause unintended access problems for some users. It is preferable to set the access level for these default accounts to None rather than delete them altogether.

Only an Exchange Server Administrator or a user with Owner permissions to the public folder may restore these default names to the Permissions tab so they may be configured with the appropriate settings. If an administrator or owner of the public folder simply accesses the Permissions tab of the folder, the default accounts will be re-displayed with their default values of None. Once the user selects OK on the Properties dialog box, the names will be restored to the public folder. The following steps show how to restore these default accounts in either the Microsoft Outlook client or the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program.

Restoring Permissions Using Outlook

NOTE: You must be an Owner of the folder to perform these steps.

1. In Outlook, find the public folder in the public folder hierarchy, right-click the public folder, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Permissions tab. Note that the Default and Anonymous roles are displayed and are set to None.
3. Modify the permissions as necessary, and then click OK.

Restoring Permissions Using the Exchange Server Administrator Program

1. In the Exchange Server Administrator program, click the public folder, and then click Properties on the File menu.
2. On the General tab, click Client Permissions. Note that the Default and Anonymous roles are displayed and are set to None.
3. Modify the permissions as necessary, and then click OK.