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Set-SPOUser

SharePoint Online Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell Set-*

Configures properties on an existing user.

Quick start script

# Set-SPOUser — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-SPOService -Url https://$org-admin.sharepoint.com

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-SPOUser
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change
Set-SPOUser -LoginName <String> -Site <SpoSitePipeBind>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-SPOUser
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

Set-SPOUser -Site <SpoSitePipeBind> -LoginName <String> [-IsSiteCollectionAdmin <Boolean>]
 [-UpdateUserTypeFromAzureAD] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-IsSiteCollectionAdmin	Boolean		Specifies whether the user is a site collection administrator.
-LoginName	String	yes	Specifies the user name.
-Site	SpoSitePipeBind	yes	Specifies the full URL of the site collection. It must be in a valid managed path in the company's site.
-UpdateUserTypeFromAzureAD	SwitchParameter		If the UserType property of an existing user is changed in Microsoft Entra ID from Member to Guest or vice-versa, this parameter can be used to update it in SharePoint Online. For more information, see [Convert...

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