Unable to assign the "ediscovery manager" role using powershell

Question

I am trying to assign the "ediscovery manager" role to a user who has M365 E5 license using powershell. If I connect to IPPSSession and run the "Add-RolegroupMember" command I get following error:- "Write-ErrorMessage : Ex6F9304|Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ManagementObjectNotFoundException|The operation couldn't be performed because object 'eDiscovery Manager' couldn't be found on 'FfoRecipientSession'

And then if I connect to exchange online and run the "Add-RolegroupMember" command I get following error:- "Write-ErrorMessage : Ex6F9304|Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ManagementObjectNotFoundException|The operation couldn't be performed because object 'eDiscovery Manager' couldn't be found on 'KL1PR04A08DD007.APCPR04A008.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM'"

Ultimately I want to be able to assign a group to this role, but at this stage I can't even assign a user to this role. Assigning to this role in GUI succeeds without problem.

Answer 1

Hi @curious7

Greetings & Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum! Thanks for posting your query!

It seems that you are encountering issues while trying to assign the "eDiscovery Manager" role using PowerShell. The error messages indicate that the object 'eDiscovery Manager' could not be found in both the IPPSSession and Exchange Online connections.

Please try with the below steps:

Syntax: When using the Add-RoleGroupMember command, ensure that you are using the correct syntax.

   Add-RoleGroupMember -Identity "eDiscoveryManager" -Member <UserIdentity>

• You must use Connect-IPPSSession
• "eDiscoveryManager" must be typed without spaces (even though in the official documentation it is "eDiscovery Manager"

Example code:

Update-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
$UPN = 'globalAdmin@lab.onmicrosoft.com'
Connect-ExchangeOnline -UserPrincipalName $UPN
Connect-IPPSSession -UserPrincipalName  $UPN
$UPN1 = 'manager@lab.onmicrosoft.com'
Add-RoleGroupMember -identity "eDiscoveryManager" -Member $UPN1

Please refer this similar thread: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1664985/cannot-add-ediscovery-manager-using-ps

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

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