Microsoft KB Archive/941318

= 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 =

Article ID: 941318

Article Last Modified on 9/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 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  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.



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



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.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



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 How to stop automatic conversion of universal distribution groups to universal security groups in Exchange 2000 and in Exchange 2003

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