Microsoft KB Archive/147774

= XCLN: Users Cannot Access Hidden Public Folders =

Article ID: 147774

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client 5.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q147774



SUMMARY
By default, all users can view the public folder hierarchy and the contents of the All Public Folders container. To keep users from viewing the contents of a public folder or any of its subfolders, use the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program to revoke the Read Items permission using the Client Permissions button on the specific public folder's General property page. You can grant or revoke permissions for a distribution list or a user. If you specify both user and distribution list permissions, the user permissions always take precedence.



MORE INFORMATION
Revoking a user's Read Items permission on a folder prevents that user from opening that folder or any of its subfolders. However, if this user had previously added a subfolder to the Favorites public folder container, he or she will still have the ability to open the subfolder and view its contents and subfolders. This is because subfolders inherit permissions from their parent only on creation, and not when the parent folder's permissions are changed. Therefore, in order to prevent users from viewing the contents of public folders and subfolders, the administrator will need to revoke the Read Items permission for each public folder and subfolder.

Additional query words: faq

Keywords: kbenv KB147774

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