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NAME Get-LAConnected
SYNOPSIS
Connects to Office 365 services and/or Azure To install: Install-Module PSCloudConnect -Scope CurrentUser To
update to the latest version: Update-Module PSCloudConnect
SYNTAX
Get-LAConnected [-Tenant] <String> [-All365] [-Azure] [-Skype] [-SharePoint] [-Compliance] [-AzureADver2]
[-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [-Delete365Creds] [-Exchange] [-MFA] [-MSOnline] [-User <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Connects to Office 365 services and/or Azure.
Connects to some or all of the Office 365/Azure services based on switches provided at runtime.
Office 365 tenant name, for example, either contoso or contoso.onmicrosoft.com must be provided with -Tenant
parameter. Additionally, if more than one username will be used against a single tenant, use the -User parameter
(for the second username and on). Use anything unique to that username so the credential can be properly saved.
Both the -Tenant and -User parameters are positional so it's not necessary to type -Tenant or -User. The -Tenant
parameter is mandatory while the -User parameter is optional.
For example, Get-LaConnected Contoso -Exchange demonstrates how it is not necessary to use the -User parameter and
how the -Tenant parameter is positional. However, say I want to connect to the Contoso tenant as
frank@contoso.com I could use Get-LaConnected Contoso Frank -Exchange When just connecting to Azure, it is still
required to provide a Tenant, anything that uniquely identifies it.
There is a switch to use Multi-Factor Authentication. For Exchange Online MFA, you are required to download and
use the Exchange Online Remote PowerShell Module. To download the Exchange Online Remote PowerShell Module for
multi-factor authentication, in the EAC (https://outlook.office365.com/ecp/), go to Hybrid > Setup and click the
appropriate Configure button. When using Multi-Factor Authentication the saving of credentials is not available
currently - thus each service will prompt independently for credentials. Also the Security and Compliance Center
does not currently support multi-factor authentication.
Locally saves and encrypts to a file the username and password. The encrypted file...can only be used on the
computer and within the user's profile from which it was created, is the same .txt file for all the Office 365
services and is a separate .json file for Azure. If a username or password becomes corrupt or is entered
incorrectly, it can be deleted using -Delete365Creds. For example, Get-LaConnected Contoso -Delete365Creds If
Azure switch is used for first time :
1. User will login as normal when prompted by Azure 2. User will be prompted to select which Azure Subscription
3. Select the subscription and click "OK"
If Azure switch is used after first time:
1. User will be prompted to pick username used previously 2. If a new username is to be used (e.g. username not
found when prompted), click Cancel to be prompted to login. 3. User will be prompted to select which Azure
Subscription 4. Select the subscription and click "OK"
Directories used/created during the execution of this script
1. $env:USERPROFILE\\ps\\ 2. $env:USERPROFILE\\ps\\creds\\
All saved credentials are saved in $env:USERPROFILE\\ps\\creds\\ Transcript is started and kept in
$env:USERPROFILE\\ps<tenantspecified>
PARAMETERS
-Tenant <String>
{{The Tenant Name}}
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-All365 [<SwitchParameter>]
{{All Office 365 Services}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Azure [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Microsoft Azure}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Skype [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Microsoft Skype}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SharePoint [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Microsoft SharePoint}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Compliance [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Office 365 Security and Compliance Center}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-AzureADver2 [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Azure Active Directory Version 2}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Delete365Creds [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill Delete365Creds Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Exchange [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill Exchange Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MFA [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill MFA Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MSOnline [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill MSOnline Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-User <String>
{{Fill User Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
NOTES
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Exchange -MSOnline
Connects to MS Online Service (MSOL) and Exchange Online
The tenant must be specified, for example either contoso or contoso.onmicrosoft.com
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected Contoso -Skype -Azure -Exchange -MSOnline
Connects to Azure, MS Online Service (MSOL), Exchange Online & Skype
This is to illustrate that any number of individual services can be used to connect. Also that the -Tenant
parameter is positional
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -SharePoint
Connects to SharePoint Online
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Delete365Creds
The switch, Delete365Creds can be used if invalid credentials were inadvertently entered. Typically, the symptom
would be a user would be prompted each time for credentials, as the saved credential is invalid. Use this switch
with the mandatory Tenant parameter to delete the appropriate credentials. Credentials will then be saved on the
following login.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Compliance
Connects to Compliance & Security Center
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 6 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -All365
Connects to MS Online Service (MSOL), Exchange Online, Skype, SharePoint & Compliance
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 7 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -All365 -Azure
Connects to Azure, MS Online Service (MSOL), Exchange Online, Skype, SharePoint & Compliance
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 8 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Skype -Exchange -MSOnline
Connects to MS Online Service (MSOL) and Exchange Online and Skype Online
RELATED LINKS
SYNOPSIS
Connects to Office 365 services and/or Azure To install: Install-Module PSCloudConnect -Scope CurrentUser To
update to the latest version: Update-Module PSCloudConnect
SYNTAX
Get-LAConnected [-Tenant] <String> [-All365] [-Azure] [-Skype] [-SharePoint] [-Compliance] [-AzureADver2]
[-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [-Delete365Creds] [-Exchange] [-MFA] [-MSOnline] [-User <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Connects to Office 365 services and/or Azure.
Connects to some or all of the Office 365/Azure services based on switches provided at runtime.
Office 365 tenant name, for example, either contoso or contoso.onmicrosoft.com must be provided with -Tenant
parameter. Additionally, if more than one username will be used against a single tenant, use the -User parameter
(for the second username and on). Use anything unique to that username so the credential can be properly saved.
Both the -Tenant and -User parameters are positional so it's not necessary to type -Tenant or -User. The -Tenant
parameter is mandatory while the -User parameter is optional.
For example, Get-LaConnected Contoso -Exchange demonstrates how it is not necessary to use the -User parameter and
how the -Tenant parameter is positional. However, say I want to connect to the Contoso tenant as
frank@contoso.com I could use Get-LaConnected Contoso Frank -Exchange When just connecting to Azure, it is still
required to provide a Tenant, anything that uniquely identifies it.
There is a switch to use Multi-Factor Authentication. For Exchange Online MFA, you are required to download and
use the Exchange Online Remote PowerShell Module. To download the Exchange Online Remote PowerShell Module for
multi-factor authentication, in the EAC (https://outlook.office365.com/ecp/), go to Hybrid > Setup and click the
appropriate Configure button. When using Multi-Factor Authentication the saving of credentials is not available
currently - thus each service will prompt independently for credentials. Also the Security and Compliance Center
does not currently support multi-factor authentication.
Locally saves and encrypts to a file the username and password. The encrypted file...can only be used on the
computer and within the user's profile from which it was created, is the same .txt file for all the Office 365
services and is a separate .json file for Azure. If a username or password becomes corrupt or is entered
incorrectly, it can be deleted using -Delete365Creds. For example, Get-LaConnected Contoso -Delete365Creds If
Azure switch is used for first time :
1. User will login as normal when prompted by Azure 2. User will be prompted to select which Azure Subscription
3. Select the subscription and click "OK"
If Azure switch is used after first time:
1. User will be prompted to pick username used previously 2. If a new username is to be used (e.g. username not
found when prompted), click Cancel to be prompted to login. 3. User will be prompted to select which Azure
Subscription 4. Select the subscription and click "OK"
Directories used/created during the execution of this script
1. $env:USERPROFILE\\ps\\ 2. $env:USERPROFILE\\ps\\creds\\
All saved credentials are saved in $env:USERPROFILE\\ps\\creds\\ Transcript is started and kept in
$env:USERPROFILE\\ps<tenantspecified>
PARAMETERS
-Tenant <String>
{{The Tenant Name}}
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-All365 [<SwitchParameter>]
{{All Office 365 Services}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Azure [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Microsoft Azure}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Skype [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Microsoft Skype}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SharePoint [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Microsoft SharePoint}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Compliance [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Office 365 Security and Compliance Center}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-AzureADver2 [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Azure Active Directory Version 2}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Delete365Creds [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill Delete365Creds Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Exchange [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill Exchange Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MFA [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill MFA Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-MSOnline [<SwitchParameter>]
{{Fill MSOnline Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-User <String>
{{Fill User Description}}
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
NOTES
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Exchange -MSOnline
Connects to MS Online Service (MSOL) and Exchange Online
The tenant must be specified, for example either contoso or contoso.onmicrosoft.com
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected Contoso -Skype -Azure -Exchange -MSOnline
Connects to Azure, MS Online Service (MSOL), Exchange Online & Skype
This is to illustrate that any number of individual services can be used to connect. Also that the -Tenant
parameter is positional
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -SharePoint
Connects to SharePoint Online
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Delete365Creds
The switch, Delete365Creds can be used if invalid credentials were inadvertently entered. Typically, the symptom
would be a user would be prompted each time for credentials, as the saved credential is invalid. Use this switch
with the mandatory Tenant parameter to delete the appropriate credentials. Credentials will then be saved on the
following login.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Compliance
Connects to Compliance & Security Center
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 6 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -All365
Connects to MS Online Service (MSOL), Exchange Online, Skype, SharePoint & Compliance
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 7 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -All365 -Azure
Connects to Azure, MS Online Service (MSOL), Exchange Online, Skype, SharePoint & Compliance
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 8 --------------------------
Get-LAConnected -Tenant Contoso -Skype -Exchange -MSOnline
Connects to MS Online Service (MSOL) and Exchange Online and Skype Online
RELATED LINKS