remove AIP from local file

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remove AIP from local file

Admin 0

I created a new label to begin encrypting mail. I applied an Azure group to the RMS Template and assigned myself as the owner.
In the rule to my EAC , set that rule to the Azure group to encrypt using the RMS Template. For whatever reason, it was encrypting for all users. So, I disabled the rule.

It was still encrypting.

I unpublished the label
It stopped.

Now, I have a file that I have rights assigned but I cannot export or change the rights within Office. But it does show the correct Label. The rights I have are: view,edit,copy,print,save, and access the workbook programmatically
Get-AipFileStatus or Set-AipFileLabel return the error: AIP UL - error Get-AIPFileStatus : Engine is not initialized, bootstrap might have failed
I've tried Set-AIPFileLabel -RemoveLabel -Path <filepath>
That too is giving error: Set-AIPFileLabel : Engine is not initialized, bootstrap might have failed

I'm not sure where to go from here

Shweta Mathur 30,456 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-05-19T07:42:14.28+00:00

Hi @Admin ,

Thanks for reaching out.

Are you always getting this error or is this intermittent issue at your end?

Earlier, users were able to resolve the issue by logging in with an office account that has AIP labels configured. This is because the AIP engine requires an office account with AIP activated to function properly. If you are logged in with a local user account, the engine will not initialize.
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/209019/aip-ul-error-get-aipfilestatus-engine-is-not-initi

Hope this will help. If you still face issues, please let me know to help you further.

Thanks,

Shweta
Admin 0 Reputation points

2023-05-19T14:58:05.9633333+00:00

I unpublished the Label because it was randomly encrypting files stored on a LOCAL fileshare. This was unexpected behavior since the fileshare is not linked to SharePoint in any way. Is it possible that if any user was modifying and saving any Office document while the RMS Template was active, would that encrypt local files?