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Fix: You Don’t Have Permission to Book This Resource

To fix this issue, make sure you’re having the correct permissions

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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A number ofusershave reported seeing the error messageYou don’t have permission to book this resourcewhenever they try to book a room (or other assets), by using theOutlookExchange.

This isn’t the only error, and in the past, we already coveredYou must connect to Exchange with the current profilemessage.

Today we’ll focus solely on resource booking, so let’s get started, shall we?

Why am I getting You don’t have permission to book this resource message?

Why am I getting You don’t have permission to book this resource message?

How do I fix You don’t have permission to book this resource error?

How do I fix You don’t have permission to book this resource error?

1. Assign corresponding permissions of the room mailbox to your Exchange Online account

2. Add your account to Open Room Mailbox

Another possible reason for this error message could be caused byuserstrying to book rooms with 1 year before the preset time limit. This information can be checked by going toPortaland thenExchange. After that, go toRecipients, selectCalendarand chooseEdit booking options.

In this article, we explored a quick fix for the errorYou don’t have permission to book this resourcewhen trying to reserve a room or other assets on Exchange Online.

Because this issue is caused by porting the data storage from local to the cloud, the problem can be fixed by re-allowing access for each user inside your Microsoft Exchange Admin Center.

In case you’re not pleased with Exchange, we have a great guide on migrating fromExchange to Office 365, so don’t hesitate to check it out.

Please let us know if this guide helped you solve your problem by using the comment section below.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.