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Prepare-PlacesEnablement script fails with "Cannot overwrite variable false because it is read-only"
From the instructions on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/places/deployment-guide-for-places PS C:\Users\Administrator> Install-Script -Name Prepare-PlacesEnablement -RequiredVersion...
- Hey all, we have posted updated scripts that should resolve this issue. Please check the latest instructions and commands here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/places/deployment-guide-for-places
BrettGiammona Version 4 does not produce a PowerShell error message, and defaults all params to False. A single parameter set to true is processed as expected.
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Prepare-PlacesEnablement
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PS C:\Users\Administrator> Prepare-PlacesEnablement -placesmobileapp $true
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Enabling the group that can use the Places iOS App
Looking for group - Places Mobile Users [8C8BF34B-6BB8-4441-A911-3A990C9D838B]
Update completed successfully. To check the information updated please use the next cmdlet which reads updated values of settings from store.
Get-PlacesSettings -ReadFromPrimary
WARNING: The settings are read from a cached storage for upto 12 hours.
BrettGiammona
Microsoft
MicrosoftThat looks right. You can override the default params to True for any features you wish to turn on.