Hello, Using linked role groups (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd876918%28d=printer%29.aspx), we linked a few role groups in an Exchange 2010 resource forest with a universal security group (USG) in a foreign user forest. This is enable cross-forest administration of Exchange 2010. We created following foreign USGs and added necessary foreign users to them. Organization Management Administrators Recipient Management Administrators Public Folder Management Administrators Using one of the foreign user accounts, we've tested administering Exchange 2010 in resource forest (like creating/deleting mailbox, creating/deleting distribution groups, etc.) and everything seems to work perfectly fine except public folder management console. When the user tried to access Default Public Folder, it throws below error. --------------------------- Microsoft Exchange --------------------------- No existing 'PublicFolder' matches the following Identity: '\'. Make sure that you specified the correct 'PublicFolder' Identity and that you have the necessary permissions to view 'PublicFolder'. It was running the command 'get-publicfolder -getchildren -identity '\' -server 'xxxxxxxxx''. --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Would you please help us resolving the problem? Thanks & Regards

Did you use EMS to check for that? I will go to test this in my lab, and post the update. Thanks, Evan Evan Liu TechNet Community Support

Thanks for the response, Evan. Yes, I used EMS -> Toolbox -> Public Folder Management Console.

Hi Ravi, Sorry for late reply. In my test lab (Exchange 2010 SP2 Rollup1), I cannot use the foreign user account to manage public folder. What is your Exchange version? If you use resource forest administrator account to do that way (open in the foreign forest EMC), can you manage the public folder? Thanks, Evan Evan Liu TechNet Community Support

Hi Evan, Thanks much for your response. >> In my test lab (Exchange 2010 SP2 Rollup1), I cannot use the foreign user account to manage public folder. What is your Exchange version? Our exchange version is same - Exchange 2010 SP2 Rollup1. We're planning to apply Rollup2 and Rollup3 this weekend. >> If you use resource forest administrator account to do that way (open in the foreign forest EMC), can you manage the public folder? Yes, of course. It works fine with the resource forest admin accounts (local accounts in the exchange forest) . Thanks & Regards

Hi Evan, Even after applying Exchange 2010 SP2 Rollup2 and Rollup3, the issue is still not resolved. Would you please let me know your findings and how to proceed further? Thanks much.

Hi Evan, Any luck in finding a solution? Thanks & Regards

Hi Evan, I am just wondering if you got a chance to look into this. Thanks