Add Admin Permission to User Mailbox

Introduction

This script will grant Admin Role and Full Access Permission to the User Mailbox.

Scenarios

This script is to help Exchange Administrators to grant Admin Role and Full Access Permission via PowerShell.

Script

This script contains two advanced functions Add-OSCAdminPermission and Remove-OSCAdminPermission, you can use this script in the following ways:

Step1: Run the script in the Exchange Management Shell, type the one command: Import-Module <Script Path> at the prompt.

For example, type Import-Module C:\Script\AddAdminPermission.psm1

Here are some code snippets for your references.

$Check = Get-Mailbox $mbx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($check){
    #Check if the role is existed
    $mbxName = $check.Name
    $checkrole = Get-RoleGroupMember "Organization Management" | where{$_.name -eq $mbxName}
    if($checkrole){
        #remove Roles
        Remove-RoleGroupMember "Organization Management" -Member $mbxName -confirm:$false
        #remove full access
        Get-Mailbox -Resultsize unlimited | Remove-Mailboxpermission â€"User $mbxName â€"Accessrights Fullaccess -confirm:$false | Out-Null
        Write-Host "Mailbox User $mbx is now without Admin Role and Full Access Permission to all Mailboxes"
    }
    else{
        Write-Host "Couldn't find $mbxName in admin group."
    }
}

$Check = Get-Mailbox $mbx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($check){
    #Check if the role is existed
    $mbxName = $check.Name
    $checkrole = Get-RoleGroupMember "Organization Management" | where{$_.name -eq $mbxName}
    if($checkrole){
        #remove Roles
        Remove-RoleGroupMember "Organization Management" -Member $mbxName -confirm:$false
        #remove full access
        Get-Mailbox -Resultsize unlimited | Remove-Mailboxpermission â€"User $mbxName â€"Accessrights Fullaccess -confirm:$false | Out-Null
        Write-Host "Mailbox User $mbx is now without Admin Role and Full Access Permission to all Mailboxes"
    }
    else{
        Write-Host "Couldn't find $mbxName in admin group."
    }
}

Examples

Example 1: Grant Admin Role and Full Access Permission for mailbox "Test1".
Command: Add-OSCAdminPermission -Mailbox "Test1"
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Example 2: Remove Admin Role and Full Access Permission for mailbox "Test1","Test2".
Command: Remove-OSCAdminPermission -Mailbox "Test1","Test2"
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Prerequisite

Exchange 2010 and above Exchange Version
English Version only
PowerShell 2.0

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