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Reset-ProvisioningCache

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The Reset-ProvisioningCache cmdlet clears the Windows PowerShell provisioning cache of frequently used Active Directory objects. This cmdlet is only used for diagnostic purposes.

Quick start script

# Reset-ProvisioningCache — 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
Reset-ProvisioningCache -Server <Fqdn> -Application <String> -GlobalCache <SwitchParameter> | Format-List

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

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

GlobalCache

Reset-ProvisioningCache [-Server] <Fqdn> -Application <String>
 [-GlobalCache]
 [-CacheKeys <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

OrganizationCache

Reset-ProvisioningCache [-Server] <Fqdn> -Application <String>]
 [-CurrentOrganization]
 [-Organizations <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-CacheKeys <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (8)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Server	Fqdn	yes	The Server parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server that the application you want to reset is running on.
-Application	String	yes	The Application parameter specifies the specific administrative application to reset the provisioning cache for. You can use the following values:
-GlobalCache	SwitchParameter	yes	The GlobalCache switch clears all cache keys. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-CacheKeys	MultiValuedProperty		The CacheKeys parameter specifies the value for the cache key that you want to clear. The format for the values should contain 32 digits separated by four dashes: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
-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.
-CurrentOrganization	SwitchParameter		The CurrentOrganization switch resets the provision cache for the organization. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-Organizations	MultiValuedProperty		The Organizations parameter specifies the organizations where the provisioning cache is reset. Use this parameter in multi-tenant deployments.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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