Propogate Exchange Public Folder Permissions

Work hard, but don't do hard work. This applies to so many things, but never more appropriate than doing tedious and repetitive work. Changing the permissions on a few folders is no problem, but what if there are thousands. Here's how to change permissions on all subfolders for Exchange Public Folders.

1. Launch Exchange System Manager
2. Drill Down to Administrative Groups -> [Your Org] -> Folders -> Public Folders.
3. Right-click on the parent folder that has the permissions that you want to push down to the children.
4. Select All Tasks then Manage Settings.
5. Select Overwrite Settings.
6. Select the settings that you want to overwrite on the children.
7. Click Finish to confirm your changes.

The changes may take a while if you have many subfolders under the parent.