Create a new AzureAD user and add to distribution list-CodePudding

I'm running a script to add a new user to Azure AD

$AzureADConnection = Connect-AzureAD
$AdminEmail = $AzureADConnection.Account.Id
Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName $AdminEmail -ShowProgress $false

$ADUserParameters = @{
    DisplayName         = $DisplayName
    GivenName           = $FirstName
    SurName             = $LastName
    UserPrincipalName   = $UserPrincipalName
    MailNickName        = $MailNickName
    UsageLocation       = $UsageLocation
    CompanyName         = $CompanyName
    JobTitle            = $JobTitle
    Department          = $Department
    PasswordProfile     = $PasswordProfile
    AccountEnabled      = $true
}

$NewAzureADUser = New-AzureADUser @ADUserParameters -ErrorAction Stop

The user is created successfully, however, when I run the command to add a user to the Distribution list in the same process, I get an error that the user is not found

$dl = "[email protected]"
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $dl -Member $UserPrincipalName

Couldn't find object "[email protected]". Please make sure that it was spelled correctly or specify a different object. CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-DistributionGroupMember], ManagementObjectNotFoundException FullyQualifiedErrorId : TimeStamp=8/9/202 2 11:55:40 AM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-ManagementObjectNotFoundException] D103D115,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.R ecipientTasks.AddDistributionGroupMember PSComputerName : outlook.office365.com

At the same time, if I run the command after creating a user, then everything works. Can someone please suggest how to solve this problem?

CodePudding user response：

I tried in my environment and got the same error as below:

$PasswordProfile = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.Open.AzureAD.Model.PasswordProfile
$PasswordProfile.Password = "password"
New-AzureADUser -DisplayName "srirukuser" -PasswordProfile $PasswordProfile -UserPrincipalName "sriruk33@XXXXX" -AccountEnabled $true -MailNickName "srirukuser"
$dl = "testgroup@XXXX"
Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $dl -Member "sriruk33@XXXXX"

Response:

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Please note that, the error usually occurs if the creation of Azure Ad user is still in progress when you tried to add it to Distribution list.

To resolve the error, you can wait for 2-3 mins before executing Add-DistributionGroupMember command or you can pause the code by adding sleep like below:

While (-not (Get-AzureAdUser -ObjectId "$UPNOftheuser")){ 
    #User still isn't fully created, so pause for 3 minutes before trying again
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 180
}

When I tried to add the member after few minutes of user creation, user got added successfully to the Distribution list like below:

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Reference:

Creating and adding new users to distribution list in Azure by Shelly3360

CodePudding user response：

thanks M R Rukmini! I have slightly modified your script and it turned out what I need

$endTime = $(Get-Date).AddMinutes(5)
    write-host "Creating a mailbox, it may take a few minutes..."
    While ((-not(Get-Mailbox -Identity $UserPrincipalName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue )) -and ( $endTime -gt $(Get-Date))){ 
        
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
        write-host "checking..." 
    }
    write-host "User mailbox has been created"