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Brent Ellis's avatar
Brent Ellis
Silver Contributor
Nov 13, 2017

Exchange Admins can create O365 Groups? even is locked down to a particular group?

We have a set AAD Group that can create O365 Groups and a process to request Groups to be created.   However, we also have a set of users around the globe that are Exchange Admins (not global admin...
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VasilMichev's avatar
VasilMichev
MVP
Nov 13, 2017

Yes, the restrictions don't apply to admin roles.

  • jcgonzalezmartin's avatar
    jcgonzalezmartin
    MVP
    Nov 13, 2017
    Interesting...does it apply to any admin role in Office 365?
    • Brent Ellis's avatar
      Brent Ellis
      Silver Contributor
      Nov 14, 2017
      Haven't tried the other admin roles. I did confirm the restrictions do apply to the exchange admins everywhere EXCEPT powerBI.
      • VasilMichev's avatar
        VasilMichev
        MVP
        Nov 14, 2017

        So maybe only the Global admin roles bypass the restrictions, and the workload-specific ones are still subject to them? With PowerBI being a straggler, as usual.

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