How to add permissions to all sub folders having unique permissions using pnp powershell with looping through all folders?

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How to add permissions to all sub folders having unique permissions using pnp powershell with looping through all folders?

Chandra Kishore Bodduru 1

Hello,

How can we use this option which is in SharePoint Online UI (share everything in this folder, even with unique permissions) with pnp powershell?

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Echo Du_MSFT 17,316

Hello @Chandra Kishore Bodduru ,

Welcome to Q&A Forum!

Please run the below PNP PowerShell as an admin:

#Config Variables  
$SiteURL = "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/sitename"  
$ListName ="listname"  
$FolderServerRelativeURL = "/Sites/sitename/listname/foldername"       
#Connect to PnP Online  
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -UseWebLogin  
#Set folder permissions - Add User  
Set-PnPfolderPermission -List $ListName -identity $FolderServerRelativeURL -User "******@tenant.onmicrosoft.com" -AddRole "Edit"

Thanks,
Echo Du

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Chandra Kishore Bodduru 1 Reputation point

2021-06-15T05:56:34.663+00:00

@Echo Du_MSFT Thank you for reverting. Small correction in my question.

Corrected Question: How to add permissions to all sub folders (Having unique permissions) under a top level folder having unique permissions using pnp powershell without looping through all sub folders?

I have a solution that loops through all the subfolders and adds the permissions. But we are dealing with thousands of folders and this is a time taking process. I saw an option in SP Online UI saying "share everything in this folder, even with unique permissions."
I'm looking if there is a way to use this in powershell so that without looping through all the sub folders under a folder we can add the permissions.

Thank you,
Chandra Kishore
Echo Du_MSFT 17,316 Reputation points

2021-06-15T09:03:02.457+00:00

Hi @Chandra Kishore Bodduru ,

Thanks for your reply.

Based on my research, there is no way to meet your design through PNP PowerShell.

You can see the "Sharing SharePoint folder items with unique permissions" to learn more information.

Thanks,
Echo Du
Echo Du_MSFT 17,316 Reputation points

2021-06-17T08:52:59.947+00:00

Hi @Chandra Kishore Bodduru ,

Is there anything else I can help with regarding this issue?

You can comment us at any time and we will continue to follow up.

Thanks,
Echo Du

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