Assign Users to Public Folders for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration

The following article explains how to assign a user to the public folders. The public folders are created automatically once an Exchange mailbox is created for the domain. A user must be assigned to the public folders before they can begin using them. Users can be assigned as an administrator or as a user.

To assign a user to public folders, please follow these steps:

1. Log into the HMC administration interface by logging into the control panel and clicking Hosted Exchange & SharePoint.
2. From the Main Menu, click Domain List.

   

3. Find the domain name and click Manage.

   

4. From the Main Menu, click Public Folders.

   

5. Check or uncheck users under Public Folder Admins.

   

6. Click Apply.
7. Check or uncheck users under Public Folder Users.

   

8. Click Apply.
9. Please allow a few minutes for the root level public folder to set up.