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Copper Contributor

Oct 17, 2018

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Generic authorization exception inviting Azure AD gests

Recently I have been unable to invite guests to my Azure AD. This had been working great for over a year but now I get the error "Generic authorization exception" when trying from Powershell or the ...

Azure Active Directory (AAD)

M A
Oct 18, 2018
Hi Todd,

To my understanding "Generic Authorization error" means you don`t have the permission to invite.
I believe you are the Global Admin.

change the User settings option in the Azure AD Portal.

https://portal.azure.com/#User settings=>External collaboration settings

Admins and users in Guest user role can invite.

toggle this to yes.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles#guest-inviter

Mark like if it helps you. :)

M A

Copper Contributor

Oct 18, 2018

Hi Todd,

To my understanding "Generic Authorization error" means you don`t have the permission to invite.

I believe you are the Global Admin.

change the User settings option in the Azure AD Portal.

https://portal.azure.com/#User settings=>External collaboration settings

Admins and users in Guest user role can invite.

toggle this to yes.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles#guest-inviter

Mark like if it helps you. :)

Todd Schultz

Copper Contributor

Oct 18, 2018

What you suggested worked so thanks. All I can figure is that Azure must have made a recent change in user invitation authorization because this was working for over a year as it was until maybe last week (i.e., the global administrator didn't need this authorization); I may have missed an Azure change notice or perhaps I mistakenly flipped this switch off somehow.

M A
Copper Contributor
Oct 18, 2018
yes, That should be the reason