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Modern Group Connected Site: Can't rename Site title
What's the trick for changing the display title of SPO site that is connected to a Group? the Site Settings page no longer has the option to do this?
Hi Dean, I hope you don't mind me adding to your post with a somewhat related issue following a Group rename.
In my case, renaming an O365 Group resulted in the Modern Team Site being renamed correctly, however, the original Group name is still reflected under Site Owners.
Example: the O365 Group below was renamed from "c001" (an abstract name) to "Languages":
I'm able to see the Group's associated Owners and Members security principals against the Site:
More info regarding the GUID "_o" group can be found here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint/Site-Collection-Admin-in-Modern-Team-Sites/td-p/35...
I've not found a way to interact with an O365 Groups' associated security principals in order to rename them. Presumably, they're stored in Azure AD given the ties with Exchange Online for a Group inbox, Group calendar etc.
The whole reason I'm using an abstract O365 Group name and then renaming it, is to avoid the situation of seeing a redundant name in the SharePoint URL when a Group name changes.
Group renames will be a common occurrence. All artefacts should be updated reliably, and in a timely manner.
