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Paul Chapman
Iron Contributor
Feb 11, 2021

Connect-PnPOnline problem after installing PnP.Powershell

Hi,

 

I'm afraid this question lays bare a pretty huge gap in my PowerShell knowledge, so be gentle.

 

I'm keen to start using the PnP commands for managing Teams, so Get-PnPTeamsTeam etc. I already have SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline module installed and I use it occasionally with various scripts I have. However, to use Get-PnPTeamsTeam (for example) it appears I need to install PnP.Powershell. So I installed the module, was told it already had lots of commands already downloaded (by SharePointPnP I assume) and I should use -AllowClobber to continue. So I -AllowClobber and now PnP.Powershell installs. However, the Connect command I was using Connect-PnPOnline -Scopes "stuff" -Credentials $creds no longer works, and when I use type ahead I can see -Scopes is no longer an option with Connect-PnPOnline.

 

So... my question is, what I am doing that is stupid? I watched a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMnehvDQ7Ts - where Guru Erwin connects to PnP using -Scopes and then runs various PnPTeams commands. So I know it can be done. What am I missing?

 

I use PowerShell ISE, badly. Any help appreciated.

 

Paul

 

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  • farismalaeb's avatar
    farismalaeb
    Steel Contributor
    Feb 12, 2021

    Paul Chapman 

    Hi

    These commands can be changed and update.

    the easy way to see what are the command supported by your version is using Help

     

     

    help Connect-PnPOnline -Examples

     

    You will see the different methods and ways to connect.

    Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://contoso.sharepoint.com" -Credentials (Get-Credential)

    Hope this help

     

     

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    • Paul Chapman's avatar
      Paul Chapman
      Iron Contributor
      Feb 15, 2021

      farismalaeb Thanks Faris. I'm a big fan of the -examples tag 🙂

       

      In this case it looks like the module I had installed first (SharePointPnPPowerShell) has been superceded by an updated module (PnP.Powershell). I've uninstalled the earlier module, and now in the new module (PnP.Powershell) I no longer see a -scopes option. So I am working on the assumption that the video I watched (and referenced in my first post) was using an earlier version of PnP.Powershell that still had a -scopes option. But that may be wrong!

      • farismalaeb's avatar
        farismalaeb
        Steel Contributor
        Feb 15, 2021

        Paul Chapman 

        It's totally possible, Check this one

        https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages?q=PnP.PowerShell

        This link is for the PSGallary which includes all the previous versions of PnP.Powershell, you can try the old version, which is not a recommended thing to do.

        I guess you need to tune the connection to be able to connect using the available parameters.

         

         

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