Salaudeen Rajack's SharePoint Experiences!
Problem: Getting “Connect-PnPOnline: A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name ‘interactive’” error when tying to connect to SharePoint Online site from PnP PowerShell. Solution: If you get “Connect-PnPOnline : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name ‘Interactive’.”, that means you are not running the latest PnP PowerShell module….
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Problem: When trying to sync a SharePoint Online folder by clicking on the “Sync” button in the library toolbar, I got this error message: Sorry, we can’t sync this folder, You’re already syncing a shortcut to a folder from this shared library. Solution: Root cause: Apparently, this error indicates the particular SharePoint…
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Problem: When trying to connect to SharePoint Online through PowerShell 7, got this error message “Connect-SPOService: No valid OAuth 2.0 authentication session exists”. Solution: Use the “-UseWindowsPowerShell” switch to import the PowerShell Module for SharePoint Online, when you use PowerShell 7! Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -UseWindowsPowerShell
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Problem: When trying to install a PowerShell module, got an error message “Install-Module: Administrator rights are required to install modules in ‘C:\Program Files\WindowsPowershell\Modules’ Log on to the computer with an account that has Administrator rights, and then try again, or install ” by adding “-Scope Current User” to your command. You can…
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Problem: SharePoint Online Embed web part displays an error message, “We can’t show this embedded content because the code seems to be incomplete. Make sure that the embed code includes width, height and a valid address for the src attribute.” Solution: This is a security setting to prevent malicious scripts from the…
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Problem: When trying to install a new module using: Install-Module <Module-Name>, getting this error message: “PackageManagement\Install-Package : No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name ‘ExchangeOnlineManagement.’. Try Get-PSRepository to see all available registered module repositories.” Solution: Here is the troubleshooting checklist:
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Problem: When adding location fields to a SharePoint Online list, got this error, “Sorry, we couldn’t create the column. Please try again.” Root Cause This is because of the Column limitations in SharePoint Online. You can create up to three location columns only in any Sharepoint Online List. If you attempt to…
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Problem: When trying to open a SharePoint Online site through SharePoint Designer, I got this error message, “We can’t sign you into your company portal because something on the server isn’t configured correctly.” Solution: Login to the site through Internet Explorer once so that your authentication cookie gets generated!
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Problem: Getting this error, “No connection available. Use Connect-SPOService before running this CmdLet.” while trying to connect SharePoint Online via PowerShell through SharePoint Online Management Shell. Solution: You must connect to SharePoint Online Service using Connect-SPOService PowerShell cmdlet first before executing any other cmdlets for SharePoint Online. On running the Connect-SPOService cmdlet,…
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Problem: Getting “Get-UnifiedGroup : The term ‘Get-UnifiedGroup’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.” error in PowerShell! Root Cause and Solution: You must…
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