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Hi Guys,
I am trying to create and also get distribution list using a powershell runbook (version 5.1) setup in an Azure Automation account. But am having trouble connecting to Exchange Online.
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My Script (1):-
Connect-ExchangeOnline -ManagedIdentity -Organization "contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
Get-DistributionGroup
ERROR MESSAGE:
This throws the Unauthorized error
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I have registered an app in Azure and assigned necessary permissions.
(- Exchange.ManageAsApp, - Group.Read.WriteAll)
Please any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Looks like your issue is more related to Azure , please kindly understand that the Exchange online tag here we mainly focus on general issues about Exchange Online. In order to better solve your problem, we will add "Azure" tag.
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Hi Elvis Eyobor - Just checking in to see if the below answer provided by @Andy David - MVP helped. If this answers your query, do click Accept Answer and Yes for was this answer helpful. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Did you follow these steps? Including adding the Exch Role to the service principal?
https://practical365.com/use-azure-automation-exchange-online/
Hello sir, thanks for the swift response,
I followed the instructions (its a little outdated because "Azure Automation doesn’t support RunAs accounts any longer").
I had assigned my Automation Account to the exchange Administrator Role
but the error still persists ☹️