Upcoming changes to the Connect-IPPSSession cmdlet (the EnableSearchOnlySession switch)

A recent message center post, MC1131771, notified us about upcoming changes to PowerShell connectivity to the Security & Compliance endpoint. In particular, starting Aug 31st, some cmdlets exposed via said endpoint will require you to leverage the -EnableSearchOnlySession parameter when running the Connect-IPPSSession cmdlet. The set of cmdlets includes: New-ComplianceSearchAction …

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Enabling litigation hold on an Exchange Online mailbox fails because of invalid license

A query came up about not being able to activate Litigation hold on a (shared) mailbox in Exchange Online. While the there have not been any changes in the process of enabling a hold on a mailbox, we did get a change in the provisioning behavior for shared mailboxes few …

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Using the Get-MessageTraceV2 cmdlet to generate mail traffic statistics by user

In this article we explore the recently introduced Get-MessageTraceV2 cmdlet and use it to bring new life to the good old Get-DetailedMessageStats.ps1 script. The script has now been updated to work with modern authentication methods and the new “no pagination” approach to fetching message trace data, as well as to handle scenarios that have become available since its initial introduction (i.e. plus addresses). …

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You can no longer delegate folder-level permissions to a shared mailbox

In what looks like another attempt to curtail unsanctioned use of shared mailboxes in Exchange Online, Microsoft has begun blocking the ability to grant folder-level permissions to shared mailbox principals via PowerShell. As a side effect, you will no longer be able to use the Add-MailboxFolderPermission cmdlet to designate a …

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