In this tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error, The term ‘Get-MsolUser’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet.
The above error comes while working with Office 365 users from PowerShell. The complete error message comes as Get-MsolUser : The term ‘Get-MsolUser’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
The term ‘Get-MsolUser’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet
The error comes while executing the Get-MsolUser Azure AD PowerShell command to fetch Office 365 users.
Follow the below steps to fix the issue.
Step-1:
Download and install the Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant for IT Professionals RTW from this MSDN URL. The Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant provides end-user sign-in capabilities to Microsoft Online Services, such as Office 365.
Once the installation is over, you can verify in the control panel.
Step-2:
Then Open Windows PowerShell in administrator mode and run the following command.
Install-Module MSOnline -Force
Step-3:
Now you can run the below command,
Connect-MsolService
Once you run the above command, it will ask you to enter the credentials, make sure to enter the global Office 365 admin account.
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Conclusion
This article we learned how to solved the error, The term ‘Get-MsolUser’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet.
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