Beginning Thursday, May 1, Information Technology will change how faculty, staff and students share OneDrive and SharePoint links with guest users.
A guest user is someone who does not have a Georgia Gwinnett College account. The change will allow for better management of how files and data are shared with guests and is in alignment with Microsoft’s updated security requirements.
The change will also require guest users to accept an invitation to access a link. As part of accepting the invitation, guests will need to create or use an existing Microsoft account to access the link. There is no change to the way faculty, staff or students share links with guest users.
What will happen May 1?
- Links that have been previously shared with guest users will no longer be active.
- Guest users that try to access previously shared links will receive a message that the link is no longer active. The message will be similar to the following: “Sorry, something went wrong. This organization has updated its guest access settings. To access this item, please contact the person who shared it with you and ask them to reshare it with you.”
- Faculty, staff and students will need to reshare links with guest users.
- Guest users will still need to create or use an existing Microsoft account to access links.
If you have any questions:
- Visit the Help Desk website.
- helpdesk [at] ggc.edu (Email the Help Desk).
- Call the Help Des: 678.407.5611