Set-MsolUserPrincipalName
The Set-MsolUserPrincipalName command will allow you to rename the UserPrincipalName of your Azure AD user account. This can be useful in various scenarios. One of the main reasons you’d want …
Get-MsolUser SearchString Filtering
To search out users in Azure AD with the Get-MsolUser command, you have basically two options: Extract all users and search the result set Use the SearchString parameter to limit …
Delegation with Office 365 Management Scopes
IT organizations with decentralized IT support teams typically would want to limit the administrative scope of local IT. Let’s consider a US-based company that has a local office in Germany …
How to Hard Match a User in Office 365
In some cases, you may find that your Office 365 user account is not matched correctly with an on-premises AD user. The main giveaway is the cloud icon in the …
Convert a User Mailbox to a Shared Mailbox
Conversion of user mailboxes to shared mailboxes is common practice in many companies when employees leave. Since the shared mailbox doesn’t require a license, it’s an easy and cheap way …
Allow External Senders to Email This Group
In some cases, external senders receive an NDR when sending an email to your distribution group. This is often accompanied by NDR error code 550 5.7.133 and an error message …
How to Get the Azure AD Connect Server Version
Azure AD Connect has been on a long journey. It was originally released as DirSync in 2009 and in 2015 was replaced by Azure AD Connect. Azure AD Connect is …
Exchange On-Premises Minimum Requirements
A lot of admins are frustrated about the fact that Microsoft requires Exchange on-premises to manage a hybrid environment. Getting rid of Exchange on-premises is one of the main drivers …
How to Connect an Exchange Online Mailbox to Another Account
In some cases, you will see double accounts in Azure AD: As you see, there are two accounts for the user Lene Hau: One account is a cloud-only account with an …
Azure Active Directory Recommendations
Azure Active Directory is the foundation of your users’ experience with Office 365. If Azure AD is in good shape, your users will be able to work securely and conveniently. …