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Limit creation of Office 365 Groups
Hello, Is there any way to limit the creation of Office 365 Groups? I have found this article here by Microsoft, but requires Azure AD Premium. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-who...
- This is the only method currently available to limit group creation overall, and it does require Azure AD Premium. The PowerShell commands will work with any licensing level, but Microsoft could enforce the licensing for that at any time.
You're not alone in your feedback on this, and it's a common ask. Technically, only the administrator who performs this action (the PowerShell commands) needs an Azure AD Premium P1 license, so you could just get 1. Otherwise, be sure to share your feedback on UserVoice (https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/286611-office-365-groups).
The more feedback we can share the better!
Referring to the documentation from Microsoft: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-who-can-create-office-365-groups-4c46c8cb-17d0-44b5-9776-005fced8e618 - We find the licensing model a bit unclear :).
As Max Fritz mention "someone need" Azure AD P1 Premium license. BUT what does it really mean, quote Microsoft
Doing the steps in this article requires a subscription to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Premium. The administrator who configures the settings, and the members of the affected groups, must have Azure AD Premium licenses assigned to them.
- Okei - admin who execute the script needs an Azure AD P1 license - that one is clear
- "and the members of the affected groups" we interpret this as the members of the Azure AD security group that still can create Office 365 Groups (and Teams etc.) - they all need an Azure AD P1 license - Can anyone confirm this ? anyone from Microsoft ?
- Because using the term groups might be interpret as all the affected members of all the created Office 365 Groups - in real life, meaning almost everybody needs an Azure AD P1 license - Can anyone confirm that this is an incorrect understanding of the documentation = nr 2 is a correct understanding ?
- And finally if you are an global admin you don't need an Azure AD P1 license (unless you are in the mentioned security group, or executed the script) - Can anyone confirm this ? anyone from Microsoft ?
Just trying to understand the licencing requirements from Microsoft :)