OL2000: Error Message "Unable to directly book a resource for this meeting. Would you like to send a meeting request instead?"

• Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to directly book a meeting with a resource account, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to directly book a resource for this meeting. Would you like to send a meeting request instead?

Cannot send this meeting request."

CAUSE

You do not have sufficient permissions to the resource account.

RESOLUTION

Have the resource owner give you at least Author permissions to the resource account.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To directly book meetings with a resource account, users must have at lease Author permissions. This grants them the ability to create and read items and files on the resource account, and to modify or delete items and files they create.

Permissions that are not adequate to successfully directly book meetings with a resource account include, Contributor, Reviewer, and Nonediting Author.

To Modify Permissions on the Resource Account

1. Log on to the resource account.



2. Right-click the Calendar folder, and click Properties on the shortcut menu.



3. On the Permissions tab, click to select the user for whom you wish to change permissions.



4. In the Permissions Roles list, click to select at least Author permissions.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug