The user running the GFI Archiver Mailbox Restore tool requires the following permissions:
- Executable rights on the computer running the Mailbox Restore tool
- Access to the mailbox in GFI Archiver (source)
- Read/write access to the Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox (destination)
Microsoft Exchange 2013 (GFI MailArchiver 2013 or newer) and Microsoft Office 365 (GFI MailArchiver 2014 or newer)
- Knowledge of the password of the destination mailbox is required and it must be entered manually when using the MailboxRestore tool.
- Ensure that MAPI is enabled for the destination mailbox (the following cmdlet can be used for this: Set-CASMailbox -Identity "Username" -MAPIEnabled $true)
- Ensure a public folder is available and the user has access to that public folder (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj651147(v=exchg.150).aspx)
- New-Mailbox -PublicFolder -Name MARPublicMailBox
- New-PublicFolder -Name PublicFolder -Path \
- Assign ownership to PublicFolder from the EAC to the users
- Mail-enable the public folder
- On the GFI Archiver server, open https://YourExchangeServerAddress/owa and add install the SSL certificate to "Trusted Root Certificate Authorities"
Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010
From the Microsoft Exchange Management Console:
- Open the Microsoft Exchange Management Console
- Expand Recipient Configuration > Mailbox
- Right click the user you want to set the permissions for and select Full Access Permissions
- Click Add... and select the user that should have full permission on this mailbox
- Click Manage and then Finish to apply the changes
Or use the Microsoft Exchange Management Shell:
- Open the Microsoft Exchange Management Shell
- Enter the following command:
Add-MailboxPermission -Identity "John Smith" -User TedBrem -AccessRights Fullaccess -InheritanceType all
This example grants user Ted Bremer full access to user John Smith's mailbox.
More information on applying these permissions can be found at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676551.aspx.
Microsoft Exchange 2003
- Open Active Directory Users and Computers
- Right click the organization domain name, point to View and then click Advanced Features
- Click the Users container (or the organizational unit where the user is located)
- Right click the user account, and then select Properties
- Click the Exchange Advanced tab
- Click the Mailbox Rights button
- In the Permission window, click the Add button to add yourself to the list of those whose are allowed to access this mailbox
- In the next Permission window, click to select the Allow check box under Full Mailbox Access, and then click Apply to implement the changes
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