Mailbox Permissions

Applies to: Exchange Server 2010

The permissions required to perform tasks on the Mailbox server role vary depending on the procedure being performed or the cmdlet you want to run. For more information about mailbox features, see Mailbox. For a list of permissions related to high availability, see High Availability Permissions.

To find out what permissions you need to perform the procedure or run the cmdlet, do the following:

1. In the table below, find the feature that is most related to the procedure you want to perform or the cmdlet you want to run.

2. Next, look at the permissions required for the feature. You must be assigned one of those role groups, an equivalent custom role group, or an equivalent management role. You can also click on a role group to see its management roles. (For more information about role groups and management roles, see Understanding Role Based Access Control.)

3. Now, run the Get-ManagementRoleAssignment cmdlet to look at the role groups or management roles assigned to you to see if you have the permissions that are necessary to manage the feature.

   Note

   You must be assigned the Role Management management role to run the Get-ManagementRoleAssignment cmdlet. If you don't have permissions to run the Get-ManagementRoleAssignment cmdlet, ask your Exchange administrator to retrieve the role groups or management roles assigned to you.

If you want to delegate the ability to manage a feature to another user, see Delegate Role Assignments.

Mailbox Server Permissions

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Delegating Mailbox servers	Organization Management
Exchange Search	Organization Management View-Only Organization Management Server Management
Get unsearchable items	Organization Management View-Only Organization Management Support Diagnostics role Note: The Support Diagnostics role isn't assigned to a role group. For more information, see Add a Role to a User or USG.
E-mail address policies	Organization Management Server Management
OAB virtual directories	Organization Management Server Management
Group metrics	Organization Management Server Management
Mailbox server configuration	Organization Management Server Management
MAPI connectivity	Organization Management Server Management
Import\export mailbox	Mailbox Import Export role Note: The Mailbox Import Export role isn't assigned to a role group. For more information, see Add the Mailbox Import Export Role to a Role Group.
Mailbox moves	Organization Management Recipient Management
Mailbox recovery	Organization Management
Calendar repair, server configuration	Organization Management Server Management

Calendar and Sharing Permissions

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Notifications	Organization Management Recipient Management
Calendar processing	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk
Calendar configuration	Organization Management Recipient Management
Calendar diagnostics	Organization Management Retention Management Role Help Desk
Sharing policies	Organization Management
Organization relationships	Organization Management

Resource Mailbox Configuration Permissions

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Resource mailbox schema configuration	Organization Management
Delegation	Organization Management Recipient Management
Booking policies	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk

Address List Permissions

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Address lists	Organization Management
Address list paging	Organization Management
Global address lists	Organization Management
Offline address books	Organization Management
Details templates	Organization Management
File distribution service	Organization Management

Mailbox Database Permissions

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Mailbox databases	Organization Management Server Management

Public Folder Permissions

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Public folders	Organization Management Public Folder Management
Public folder databases	Organization Management Server Management
Mail-enabled public folders	Organization Management Recipient Management Public Folder Management
Public folder replication	Organization Management Public Folder Management
Public folder client permissions	Organization Management Public Folder Management
Public folder administrative permissions	Organization Management Public Folder Management

Recipient Provisioning Permissions

This table contains the various permissions that are required to manage recipients.

Users who are assigned the View-Only Management role group can view the configuration of the features in the following table. For more information, see View-Only Organization Management.

Feature	Permissions required
Address list, GAL	Organization Management
Anti-spam	Organization Management Recipient Management
Arbitration	Organization Management
Personal archives	Organization Management Recipient Management
Calendar repair	Organization Management Recipient Management
Calendar configuration	Organization Management Recipient Management
Automatic replies	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk
Mailbox folders	Organization Management Recipient Management
Inbox rules	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk
Mailbox folder permissions	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk
Assigning offline address books	Organization Management Recipient Management
Distribution groups	Organization Management Recipient Management
Dynamic distribution groups	Organization Management Recipient Management
E-mail addresses	Organization Management Recipient Management UM Management
Permissions and delegation	Organization Management
Mail tips	Organization Management Recipient Management
Message quotas	Organization Management Recipient Management
Moderation	Organization Management Recipient Management
Message configuration	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk
Retention and legal holds	Organization Management Recipient Management Records Management
Applying sharing policies	Organization Management Recipient Management
Unified Messaging	Organization Management UM Management
Spelling configuration	Organization Management Recipient Management Help Desk
Recipient data properties	Organization Management Recipient Management
Send As	Organization Management Recipient Management
Mail contacts	Organization Management Recipient Management
Mail user	Organization Management Recipient Management
User mailboxes	Organization Management Recipient Management