AADGroupLifecyclePolicy

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
IsSingleInstance	Key	String	Only valid value is 'Yes'.	Yes
GroupLifetimeInDays	Required	UInt32	The number of days a group can exist before it needs to be renewed.
ManagedGroupTypes	Required	String	This parameter allows the admin to select which office 365 groups the policy will apply to. 'None' will create the policy in a disabled state. 'All' will apply the policy to every Office 365 group in the tenant. 'Selected' will allow the admin to choose specific Office 365 groups that the policy will apply to.	All, None, Selected
AlternateNotificationEmails	Required	StringArray[]	Notification emails for groups that have no owners will be sent to these email addresses.
Ensure	Write	String	Specify if the Azure AD Groups Lifecycle Policy should exist or not.	Present, Absent
Credential	Write	PSCredential	Credentials for the Microsoft Graph delegated permissions.
ApplicationId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
TenantId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication.
ApplicationSecret	Write	PSCredential	Secret of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
CertificateThumbprint	Write	String	Thumbprint of the Azure Active Directory application's authentication certificate to use for authentication.
ManagedIdentity	Write	Boolean	Managed ID being used for authentication.

Description

This resource configures an Azure Active Directory Group Lifecycle Policy (e.g. Expiration).

Permissions

Microsoft Graph

To authenticate with the Microsoft Graph API, this resource required the following permissions:

Delegated permissions

• Read

  • Directory.Read.All

• Update

  • Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All

Application permissions

• Read

  • Directory.Read.All

• Update

  • Directory.Read.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All

Examples

Example 1

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        AADGroupLifecyclePolicy 'GroupLifecyclePolicy'
        {
            IsSingleInstance            = "Yes"
            AlternateNotificationEmails = @("john.smith@contoso.com")
            GroupLifetimeInDays         = 99
            ManagedGroupTypes           = "Selected"
            Ensure                      = "Present"
            Credential                  = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        AADGroupLifecyclePolicy 'GroupLifecyclePolicy'
        {
            IsSingleInstance            = "Yes"
            AlternateNotificationEmails = @("john.smith@contoso.com")
            GroupLifetimeInDays         = 99
            ManagedGroupTypes           = "Selected"
            Ensure                      = "Absent"
            Credential                  = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}