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Warning

If you are the first LAITS Team member to gain access to a Shared Resource or you create one please add DL.LAITS.O365.Admins@austin.utexas.edu to the Manager List.

The Office365 Resource Admin Tool is furnished by ITS for creating and modifying resource accounts, often referred to as "shared mailboxes".

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  • Type: "room", "equipment", or "shared mailbox"
  • Display Name: readable name of the resource in the Global Address List
    • Can be changed at any time
  • Email Address: desired email address
    • Must not be an existing address
    • Its not necessary to add "res" to the prefix of the name for any room or other resource. This was an old practice.
    • Can use vanity email domains, e.g., @blantonmuseum.org
    • Cannot be changed after creation without intervention from postmaster@utexas.edu
  • Managers: EIDs of user(s) that should be granted Manager permissions

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If the user needs to retain the existing resource account data, contact postmaster@utexas.edu with all relevant details, including at least the existing resource account email address and the desired email address.


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Related Processes

Publishing Room/Equipment Resource Calendars

Room/equipment resources' calendars can also be "Published", which creates an HTML or ICS link to the calendar. This also publishes the calendar on the web and allows people who have the URL to view it live. 

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