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Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Remove permissions from public folders.

Quick start script

# Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-PublicFolderClientPermission
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity <PublicFolderIdParameter> -AccessRights <MultiValuedProperty> -User <PublicFolderUserIdParameter> -WhatIf
Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission -Identity <PublicFolderIdParameter> -AccessRights <MultiValuedProperty> -User <PublicFolderUserIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-PublicFolderClientPermission
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

Remove-PublicFolderClientPermission [-Identity] <PublicFolderIdParameter> -AccessRights <MultiValuedProperty> -User <PublicFolderUserIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (7)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	PublicFolderIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the GUID or public folder name that represents a specific public folder. You can also include the path by using the format \\TopLevelPublicFolder\\PublicFolder.
-AccessRights	MultiValuedProperty	yes	The AccessRights parameter specifies the rights that you want to remove from the user on the public folder.
-User	PublicFolderUserIdParameter	yes	The User parameter specifies the user whose permissions are being removed.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DomainController	Fqdn		This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-Server	ServerIdParameter		The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server where you want to run this command. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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