MTK User Migrator Proxy Rights
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Migrate Proxy Rights
This tool allows you to migrate proxy rights in GroupWise to delegate rights in Exchange/O365 so users that have the ability to open another user's mailbox.
Prerequisites:
- Novell Configuration Settings
- Microsoft Configuration Settings
- Exported eDirectory, or Merged eDirectory and GroupWise user CSV file
- Users in Active Directory/Azure and Mail Enabled
Migrating Proxy Rights
The process is the same for Exchange and O365.
- Click on Migrate Proxy Rights to open the tool.
- Browse to the eDirectory, or Merged eDirectory and GroupWise user CSV file.
- Select one, some, or all users. If this is your first attempt at creating users, it is recommended to choose a single user to migrate to test if the results are what you anticipate. You can select a single user by clicking on the user's name.
- Press Start to begin the creation process.
Exchange/Office 365 Migrate Proxy Rights
- Import eDirectory and GroupWise users.csv
- Click Start
Using Proxy Rights
Details on GroupWise proxy versus Exchange permission rights
GroupWise Full Access proxy rights do not have an exact equivalent to the Exchange permission system, therefore proxy users will be granted permission to the user's Exchange mailbox on a folder by folder basis.
The GroupWise access rights to Exchange folder permission is mapping is made as below:
GroupWise Access Rights | Exchange folder(s)
- Mail/phone | Inbox, Draft, SentItems, JunkEmail, Outbox, DeletedItems, and any other user created folder
- Appointments | Calendar
- Reminder notes | Notes
- Tasks | Tasks
Additionally, "Folder visible" permission to the Exchange user's root folder will be granted to the proxy user.
The mapping from proxy Permissions in GroupWise to Permission levels in Exchange is:
Permission in GroupWise | Permission level in Exchange
- Read | Reviewer
- Write | Contributor
- Read and Write | Publishing Editor
If the proxy user in GroupWise has been granted the following rights to a mailbox:
- Read and write to mails, appointments, notes, tasks
- Modify options/rules/folders
- Read items marked private
Then in Exchange/O365 the user will be granted full access to that mailbox.
Grant Permission to View/Edit folders to Another User
All folder permissions are viewable/editable via Outlook web app or the desktop Outlook client. In the Outlook web app:
- Right click on a folder
- Click Permissions...
- Select user(s) to grant permission to access to the source user's folders
Adding Proxy User's folders to the Outlook Sidebar
In a proxy user account, in order to have access to the user's folders who have given them access:
- Right click on root folder then click Add shared folder...
- Type the user's email address
- Click Add, then you'll see all accessible folders added to the left side panel
Opening Another Mailbox
To allow a user to open another user's mailbox from Outlook/OWA, full access rights must be granted:
- In GroupWise, all possible rights must be granted to the proxy account
- Run the migration.
- In Exchange/O365, Full Access rights will be granted to that same user account
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