Is there a way to make a "Standard" Security Group (created in the Microsoft 365 admin center) into a "Mail Enabled" Security Group?

Nigel Foot 76 Reputation points
2022-06-30T10:28:35.54+00:00

Is there a way to make a "Standard" Security Group (created in the Microsoft 365 admin centre) into a "Mail Enabled" Security Group?

I have a "Standard" security group created in the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre and I need this group to be a Mail Enabled Security Group. Can the standard group be updated to a mail enabled security group. The group does not exist in our Ad (only in 365 and Azure AD but obviously does not have email associated to it at the moment being a standard group.

Maybe this can be done in PowerShell or something like that?

My actual task is to put the Standard Security group into a SharePoint Group using a power shell script. Which I have got to work but only with a Mail Enabled Security Group. Hence my question.

TIA

Nigel

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  1. Newbie Jones 1,371 Reputation points
    2022-06-30T14:11:16.463+00:00

    As far as I'm aware, this cannot be done.

    If you want it to stay dynamic and use it as security principal, it cannot be mail-enabled.

    If you for-go the dynamic element, you can create a mail-enabled security group through the O365 portal.

    If you for-go the security element, then create a dynamic DG directly in Exchange.

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