How could I convert the account back to external user?

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In Microsoft Azure, I was registered the only user of the account.

The I have converted my account form external user to internal user.

How could I convert the account back to external user?

Thank you very much. 

 

5 Replies

@ber999 

 

To convert an internal user account back to an external user in Microsoft Azure

 

  1. Remove the User from Azure AD
  2. Reinvite as an External User

 

Thank you very much.
However, there are no users except me and I have only one account.

@ber999 

 

hello if you are the only user it maybe tricky now since to become external again, the account essentially needs to be disassociated from this tenant. However, as the sole user, removing yourself entirely would leave the tenant without an administrator, leading to potential management issues.

 

as a workaround

 

If possible, temporarily add another user to your Azure AD tenant and grant them Global Administrator privileges. This ensures someone can manage the tenant after you remove your own account.

@ber999 

 

Try this:

 

  1. Remove the User from Azure AD:

    • Sign in to the Azure portal as an administrator
    • Navigate to Azure Active Directory > Users
    • Find your user account and delete it
  2. Reinvite as an External User:

    • Go to Azure Active Directory > Users > New guest user
    • Enter your details (name and email) and send the invitation
    • Accept the invitation from your email to complete the process
I was requested to repeat the login with another login and have choosen my mobile phone njumber.
After that, I have confirmed the request with my Microsoft Authenticator.
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AADSTS50020: User account 'email address removed for privacy reasons' from identity provider 'live.com' does not exist in tenant 'Microsoft Services' and cannot access the application '74658136-14ec-4630-ad9b-26e160ff0fc6'(ADIbizaUX) in that tenant. The account needs to be added as an external user in the tenant first. Sign out and sign in again with a different Azure Active Directory user account.
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Timestamp: 2024-08-25T18:57:39Z
Message: AADSTS50020: User account 'email address removed for privacy reasons' from identity provider 'live.com' does not exist in tenant 'Microsoft Services' and cannot access the application '74658136-14ec-4630-ad9b-26e160ff0fc6'(ADIbizaUX) in that tenant. The account needs to be added as an external user in the tenant first. Sign out and sign in again with a different Azure Active Directory user account.
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