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IMVNI
Jun 14, 2024Copper Contributor
Guest access to Team sites created without MS 365 group
Hey All, Could someone help me understand or explain to me where I'm in the wrong? I recently created a new site collection (Team site template) without a MS 365 group. Since our...
- Jun 19, 2024Have you tried sharing a document in the site with an external person? This should help identify where the issue is.
You don't need to have an M365 Group based site to share externally, but there are policies that can block sharing. Check the site is enabled for external sharing and also that it isn't restricted to specific domains.
SteveKnutson
Jun 19, 2024MVP
Have you tried sharing a document in the site with an external person? This should help identify where the issue is.
You don't need to have an M365 Group based site to share externally, but there are policies that can block sharing. Check the site is enabled for external sharing and also that it isn't restricted to specific domains.
You don't need to have an M365 Group based site to share externally, but there are policies that can block sharing. Check the site is enabled for external sharing and also that it isn't restricted to specific domains.
- IMVNIJun 21, 2024Copper Contributor
Thanks for your reply.
I believe I have been mistaken. I tried the same setup again and it worked.
At the time of writing the original post, the guest got a message saying he didn't have permissions to access the site. It did work immediately with a Team site with a 365 group.
Using the same configuration on a dummy site now, does work as intended.
Not sure what went wrong, maybe we were to fast and the permissions weren't properly applied yet.
Thanks for your feedback!