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unable to connect to exchange online powershell module

Roger Roger 5,446 Reputation points
2021-08-26T19:09:53.313+00:00

Hi All

i am getting below error when connecting to exchange online PowerShell module.
I have global admin rights and also i have Organization Management admin role in exchange admin center.

Install-Module -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement
Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement

$UserCredential = Get-Credential
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection

PS C:\windows\system32> $UserCredential = Get-Credential
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection

cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
New-PSSession : [outlook.office365.com] Connecting to remote server outlook.office365.com failed with the following error message : Access is denied. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.
At line:2 char:12

  • $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -Conne ...
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • CategoryInfo : OpenError: (System.Manageme....RemoteRunspace:RemoteRunspace) [New-PSSession], PSRemotingTransportException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : AccessDenied,PSSessionOpenFailed
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  1. Kael Yao-MSFT 37,676 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-08-27T05:22:33.383+00:00

    Hi @Roger Roger

    It seems you are trying to use basic authentication to connect to EXO powershell.
    Please note that basic authentication is a less secure authentication method and is suggested to be turned-off in your Microsoft 365 tenants.

    As DimitriS suggested, please consider using modern auth to connect to EXO powershell.

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