The term 'Connect-AzureAD' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

10
votes

Running powershell script from C# application in Azure AD.

Added below DLL reference

  • System.Management.Automation
  • Microsoft.Online.Administration.Automation.PSModule.Resources
  • Microsoft.Online.Administration.Automation.PSModule
Runspace runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace();
                runspace.Open();
                Pipeline pipeline = runspace.CreatePipeline();
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript("Import-Module AzureAD -Force;");
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript("$password = ConvertTo-SecureString " + "\"abc1234\"" + " -AsPlainText -Force");
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript("$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential (" + "\"[email protected]\"" + ", $password)");
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript("Connect-AzureAD -Credential $Cred");
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript("Get-AzureADApplication -Filter " + "\"DisplayName eq " + "\'PortalTestApp\'" + "\"");
                var result = pipeline.Invoke();

Getting Error:

The term 'Connect-AzureAD' 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.

2
c#powershellazure-active-directory
Install-Module AzureAD Try that first? – Mike
Are you building for x64? What do you get in the error stream if you only run Import-Module AzureAD -Force? (E.g. Console.WriteLine(string.Join("\n", pipeline.Error.ReadToEnd().Select(err => err.ToString())));) – Philippe Signoret
Also, what you're doing is probably much more complicated than directly calling the Azure AD Graph API. Do you have any reason you must use the PowerShell module? – Philippe Signoret
Philippe Signoret Yes, I want to 1. Set ForwardingAddress in Set-Mailbox for OffBoarding user. 2. Change OU Move-ADObject -Identity "OU=ManagedGroups,DC=Fabrikam,DC=Com" -TargetPath "OU=Managed,DC=Fabrikam,DC=Com" This is not available with Azure AD Graph API. – user1638526
Hi Mike, I added as you suggested, i am getting following error, Exception calling "ShouldContinue" with "2" argument(s): A command that prompts the user failed because the host program or the command type does not support user interaction. The host was attempting to request confirmation with the following message: PowerShellGet requires NuGet provider version '2.8.5.201' or newer to interact with NuGet-based repositories. – user1638526

2 Answers

15
votes

I had an issue with PowerShell v7, unlike PS v5, you have to import the module with Import-Module AzureAD. It's maybe not related to the OP question, but the error is identical.

5
votes

@user1638526 As mike mentioned, you should install the AzureAD module first.

You can follow the below steps:

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -RequiredVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force

Import-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -RequiredVersion 2.8.5.201

Install-Module AzureAD -Force

-Force suppresses the user input prompts and allows the script to run in the background.

Reference: How do I install the Nuget provider for PowerShell on a unconnected machine so I can install a nuget package from the PS command line?

About for how to call PowerShell command or PS1 file using C# you can also refer to link or another SO Thread.

Hope this helps!