Convert a user to Shared Mailbox with Power Shell.

Convert a user to Shared Mailbox with Power Shell.

1. Log-in to Office 365 using the script below:


$UserCredential = Get-Credential

$Session = New-PSSession –ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange –ConnectionUri https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/ -Credential $UserCredential –Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection

Import-PSSession $Session


2. Once signed-in use the command below to select and convert the desired account to Shared:


Set-Mailbox yourmailboxusername@yourdomain.com -Type shared


3. Verify the mailbox has Shared status.


Get-Mailbox -Identity yourmailboxusername@yourdomain.com | Format-List RecipientTypeDetails


4. Sign-out of Office 365.


Remove-PSSession $Session

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