Diagnostic Logging to find Deletion of Public folder in Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010

 

Many users will have access to the Public Folder and Many are the owner of Public folder and have full access to it. Chances are that use accidently deletes the folder or some times intentional. To identify this we have to Enable logging on Public folder.  Below has the steps to enabled the same

1. Open Exchagne Management Console
2. Expand and select Server Configuration
3. On the right you will find all the servers
4. Select the Exchange Server where public Folder Database is residing
5. Right click on the Server and select Manage Diagnostic Logging
5. Expand to reach MSexchangeIS-> 9001 public and click on General and  
6. Select Medium and configure to enable this settings

7. When a Public Folder is deleted Event ID 9682 is logged in the Application log. You can search for the evet Id in the application logs.

Creating Shared Calendar from Outlook in Public Folder

First Need to decide where you want to create a public folder and you have sufficient access on the folder inside which you wanted to create a Shared Calendar

1. Log into your mailbox using Outlook,Expand until you get required folder
2. Right-click on it and select New Folder in the pop-up menu.
3. Type in a name for the Shared Calendar, select Calendar Items in the Folder contains drop-down list and hit OK.

Right-click the Shared Calendar folder, select Properties.
Go to Permissions tab.
Hit Add and choose users and/or groups you wish to grant access permissions to.
Select required permissions level in the appropriate drop-down list and hit OK.