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Exchange Powershell: Update User Calendar Permissions


  1. Open Powershell and run as Admin and then enter the following commands
  2. Install-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
  3. Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
  4. Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName user@minnesota-title.com -ShowProgress $true
  5. Get-MailboxFolderPermission user:\calendar
  6. Choose the permission level needed:

    Owner — gives full control of the mailbox folder: read, create, modify, and delete all items and folders. Also, this role allows to manage item’s permissions;

    PublishingEditor — read, create, modify, and delete items/subfolders (all permissions, except the right to change permissions);

    Editor — read, create, modify, and delete items (can’t create subfolders);

    PublishingAuthor — create, read all items/subfolders. You can modify and delete only items you create;

    Author — create and read items; edit and delete own items;

    NonEditingAuthor – full read access, and create items. You can delete only your own items;

    Reviewer — read folder items only;

    Contributor — create items and folders (can’t read items);

    AvailabilityOnly — read Free/Busy info from the calendar;

    LimitedDetails — will show the time, subject, and location, but no other information;

    None — no permissions to access folder and files.
  7. In order to grant user2 the permissions to view and edit user1 calendar items, run the following command:
    Add-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity user1@minnesota-title.com:\calendar -user user2@minnesota-title.com -AccessRights Editor
  8. Disconnect-ExchangeOnline

Be sure to disconnect from the Exchange session or else it will stay active indefinitely.


NOTE: If you need to change the permission level up or down you must remove the existing permissions and then add the new permission level. Use the following command:
Remove-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity user1@minnesota-title.com:\calendar -user user2@minnesota-title.com