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Add-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Add-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Add-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin cmdlet to add an eDiscovery Administrator in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. To replace all existing eDiscovery Administrators, use the Update-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin cmdlet.

Quick start script

# Add-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Add-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin -User <String> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Add-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin | Export-Clixml .\eDiscoveryCaseAdmin-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Add-eDiscoveryCaseAdmin -User <String>
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (3)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-User	String	yes	The User parameter specifies the user that you want to add to the list of eDiscovery Administrators. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the user. For example:
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

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