Nov 23 2018 11:52 AM - edited Nov 23 2018 11:53 AM
Hello,
I need to give access to some external users of my organization to our Sharepoint (Office 365).
So I created a user in my tenant without giving im a license, this allow me to assign his name as a "reader" to a resource in my Sharepoint.
The question I have, is this legal or "legit" to do this? The fact that this user does not have a license assign, and the fact that this user can access resources in my tenant
thanks for your help
Nov 23 2018 12:11 PM - edited Nov 23 2018 12:13 PM
Nov 23 2018 12:11 PM - edited Nov 23 2018 12:13 PM
SolutionNov 23 2018 08:09 PM
Nov 23 2018 09:58 PM
Agree with Chris Webb, on this one.His answer should be marked as the correct answer. Users need to be invited as external users in order to be legal. The process of creating them an account in azuread, not licensing them, but still granting them a SharePoint access doesn’t adhere to Microsoft’s licensing policies.
Nov 23 2018 11:22 PM - edited Nov 23 2018 11:30 PM
Nov 26 2018 03:18 AM - edited Nov 26 2018 03:20 AM
Hmmmm... Guest users are guest users whether they are created using the Azure AD portal or created by an application as the result of a user extending a sharing invitation (SharePoint) or to join a group (Teams, Planner, Office 365 Groups). The end result is an Azure AD account marked as a guest. These accounts don't need to be licensed to access resources in a tenant. They do need licenses (1:5 ratio to tenant accounts, but this is not enforced) when Azure AD premium features are used (like dynamic groups), but that doesn't come into play if the accounts are used for SharePoint document sharing.
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/b2b/licensing-guidance
Nov 26 2018 05:28 AM
Charles,
So I guess the question is, were you creating them as "guest" users in your tenant in or as "normal" users in your tenant? Guest users, no license is required as Tony mentioned; normal users, a license is required if you're looking at the legality of it :)
Nov 26 2018 06:06 AM
Or where to look for it after it was created:
Nov 26 2018 06:52 AM
Nov 23 2018 12:11 PM - edited Nov 23 2018 12:13 PM
Nov 23 2018 12:11 PM - edited Nov 23 2018 12:13 PM
Solution