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DamienFR68
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Oct 17, 2023
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Attributing Microsoft 365 licenses to a batch of users

Hello, I am trying to add Microsoft 365 licenses to a batch of users using a csv file. The script I use currently is the following:   $InputFile = "c:\temp\comptes.csv" [array]$Users = Import-CS...
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  • LainRobertson's avatar
    LainRobertson
    Oct 17, 2023

    DamienFR68 

     

    The error is fairly straight forward. Have a read of the following article:

     

     

    This isn't an PowerShell issue, but rather than Azure licencing issue.

     

    If you can't figure out which user is causing the error, try slightly changing your script to something like this instead:

     

    $InputFile = "c:\temp\comptes.csv"
[array]$Users = Import-CSV $InputFile
ForEach ($User in $Users)
{
    try
    {
        $License = Set-MgUserLicense -UserId $User.UPN -Addlicenses @{SkuId = '18181a46-0d4e-45cd-891e-60aabd171b4e'} -RemoveLicenses @() -ErrorAction:Stop;
    }
    catch
    {
        throw "Script failed while attempting to set the licence for $($User.UPN). Aborting.";
    }
}

     

    Cheers,

    Lain

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LainRobertson
Silver Contributor
Oct 17, 2023

DamienFR68 

 

The error is fairly straight forward. Have a read of the following article:

 

 

This isn't an PowerShell issue, but rather than Azure licencing issue.

 

If you can't figure out which user is causing the error, try slightly changing your script to something like this instead:

 

$InputFile = "c:\temp\comptes.csv"
[array]$Users = Import-CSV $InputFile
ForEach ($User in $Users)
{
    try
    {
        $License = Set-MgUserLicense -UserId $User.UPN -Addlicenses @{SkuId = '18181a46-0d4e-45cd-891e-60aabd171b4e'} -RemoveLicenses @() -ErrorAction:Stop;
    }
    catch
    {
        throw "Script failed while attempting to set the licence for $($User.UPN). Aborting.";
    }
}

 

Cheers,

Lain

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    DamienFR68
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 17, 2023
    It's working now, thanks!
    • DamienFR68's avatar
      DamienFR68
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 17, 2023

      I am now trying to modify the script in order to remove the licenses of a list of users, modifying this line:

      $License = Set-MgUserLicense -UserId $User.UPN -RemoveLicenses @{SkuId = '18181a46-0d4e-45cd-891e-60aabd171b4e'} -ErrorAction:Stop;


      and I obtain a new error message :

      Script failed while attempting to set the licence for email address removed for privacy reasons. Aborting.
Au caractère C:\Users\damien.hartmann\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\retirer_licences_office.ps1:11 : 9
+         throw "Script failed while attempting to set the licence for  ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (Script failed w...e.fr. Aborting.:String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Script failed while attempting to set the licence for email address removed for privacy reasons. Aborting.

       

      Do you see what I should change? 

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