OneDrive Permissions for Admin Users

[AngryITGuy]

I'm having a bit of a senior moment and I'm pretty sure I haven't made this up.

 

A few months ago whilst configuring the various settings in Office 365 and SharePoint I came across a setting that allowed me to add an admin user to the Site Collection Administrators group of everyone's OneDrive folder within our tenant.

 

I went to check a users OneDrive today and no longer had access. I've checked a handful of other users and it looks like my access has been removed right across our tenant.

 

I've looked through all the settings online and can't for the life of me find the setting anywhere and was hoping someone could point me in the goth direction before I start pulling my hair out.

[jslate1980]

I thought you could only add permission one at a time, through the gui. Found this powershell script http://www.lieben.nu/liebensraum/2015/08/setting-administrative-permissions-on-all-your-onedrive-for-business-accounts/ but you will need to install the powershell client components for sharepoint. Edited July 6, 2016 by jslate1980

[Achandler]

You can install the powershell, then use a script to give an account permission to others drives. I posted the actual script somewhere else on Edugeek a few months ago.

[AngryITGuy]

Thanks for the replies guys. You're right @jslate1980 you can add permissions one at a time via the Portal but it was obviously easier just ticking the box and adding the permissions for everyone.

 

I'm 100% sure that option existed a few months ago just can't find it now at all and it's driving me crazy!

 

Guess I'll just have to run the powershell scripts instead.

[rpwillis]

User Profiles | My Site Settings | Setup My Sites

 

Then it's My Site Secondary Admin. This only applies to OneDrives created after the setting is applied, i.e. it is applied during the OneDrive creation process, it isn't added to existing OneDrives.

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn957479.aspx

[AngryITGuy]

User Profiles | My Site Settings | Setup My Sites

 

Then it's My Site Secondary Admin. This only applies to OneDrives created after the setting is applied, i.e. it is applied during the OneDrive creation process, it isn't added to existing OneDrives.

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn957479.aspx

 

Thanks Richard I knew I wasn't going crazy!

 

Guess I didn't drill down far enough through the menus.

[Joris]

How will teachers access the onedrives they manage? Should we create somewhere links?