MSOL Shell

Office 365 – Connecting through PowerShell

Install these two!

PowerShell Module:
◾Microsoft Online Services Module for Windows PowerShell 32-bit
◾Microsoft Online Services Module for Windows PowerShell 64-bit

Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant 7.0 Beta:
◾Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant 32-bit
◾Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant 64-bit

Microsoft Online / Azure / Office365 Powershell

Description Command
Import MSOL Module
This is not required if you are using the Azure powershell module…		 Import-Module MSOnline
Get Connected Connect-MSOLService
Allowing scripts to run Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Set User Password Set-MsolUserPassword –UserPrincipalName "name@domain.com" –NewPassword "9+characters!" -ForceChangePassword $False
Find out whether a password is set to never expire Get-MSOLUser -UserPrincipalName | Select PasswordNeverExpires
Get-MSOLUser | Select UserPrincipalName, PasswordNeverExpires
Set a password to never expire Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName "user@domain.com" -PasswordNeverExpires $true
List Licensed Users Get-MsolUser | Where-Object { $_.isLicensed -eq "TRUE" }

This connection method is required for the commands below to run!!

$UserCredential = Get-Credential

$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection

Import-PSSession $Session

Convert a mailbox to a user mailbox Set-Mailbox "mailbox display name" -Type:Regular
Convert a mailbox to a shared mailbox, long version Get-Mailbox <primary SMTP address> | Set-Mailbox –ProhibitSendReceiveQuota 5GB –ProhibitSendQuota 4.75GB –IssueWarningQuota 4.5GB –type shared
Find what mailboxes a user can access Get-Mailbox -ResultSize Unlimited | Get-MailboxPermission -User "Joe Bloggs" | Format-Table Identity, AccessRights, Deny
Grant permissions to a mailbox
(Joannav can send as Test)		 $Mailbox = "test@itprodev.onmicrosoft.com"
$User = "joannav@itprodev.onmicrosoft.com"
Add-RecipientPermission $Mailbox -AccessRights SendAs -Trustee $User