Grant Mailbox Access Permission to Microsoft365 Mailbox

To grant full access to an Microsoft 365 Mailbox you must first connect to the remote PowerShell, and provide MailboxPermission.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Import-Module MSOnline

For admin accounts without multifactor authentication, use the Get-Credential method.

### create credential object and specify admin credentials

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $Credential = Get-Credential

### build session

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $Credential -Authentication Basic –AllowRedirection

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Import-PSSession $Session

### user.x is the mailbox that you want grant access to user.y

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Add-MailboxPermission –Identity “user.x@abc.com” –User “user.y@abc.com” –AccessRights FullAccess

Identity –  user or shared mailbox to be given permission
User – User that will get permission
AccessRights – permissions either FullAccess, SendAs …etc

Note: If incase you experience script execution error with Import-PSSession, then follow our article for a solution – Error while importing PSSession on Microsoft365