Troubleshooting instructions

You must always supply all information requested in this document.

To ensure we can assist you with any CIPP issue, complete details are essential. This includes all three mandatory screenshots: Permissions Check, GDAP Check, and Tenant Access Check. Without these, we cannot offer support, as they are the foundation for understanding and resolving your issue.

1. Perform Permissions Check

  • How to: Navigate to CIPP -> Settings, and select "Perform Permissions Check".

  • What to Share: A screenshot of the results.

2. Conduct GDAP Check

  • After successfully completing Permissions Check, proceed to the GDAP check.

  • What to Share: A screenshot of the results.

3. Run Tenant Access Check

  • After a GDAP Check, choose the relevant tenant and perform a Tenant Access check.

  • What to Share: A screenshot of the results.


If Errors Persist After Checks:

  • Capture Additional Screenshots: If checks complete but you're still facing issues, please include a screenshot of the entire page where the error occurs.

  • Error Details: If an error pop-up appears, include its screenshot or text. This helps us diagnose the problem more accurately.

Important: Even if the error appears on only one page, all checks (Permissions, GDAP, and Tenant Access) are always required for us to provide support.

Privacy Note: Anonymize any sensitive data in your screenshots before sharing them on our discord community if you are planning to do so.


Examples for Effective Communication:

  • Good Troubleshooting Message:

    • Example: "I've been getting the error "User not found" on all pages related to exchange. I have executed all checks and the screenshots are included. I can see the GDAP checks are failing but I'm not sure on my next steps. How do I continue?"

    • Includes: All three check screenshots, detailed issue description, and additional error screenshots or text if applicable.

    • Screenshots: Clearly labeled and anonymized.

  • Ineffective Troubleshooting Message:

    • Example: "I am getting an error popup 500 on some pages"

    • Lacks: One or more required screenshots, detailed error description.

    • Result: Inability to provide support due to incomplete information.

Remember: Providing complete and accurate information is the cornerstone of our support process. Your thoroughness enables us to help you swiftly and effectively!


Reminder:

When setting up your Service Account, remember:

Administration Requirements

  1. Must be a Global Administrator while setting up the integration. These permissions may be removed after the integration has been setup.

  2. Must be added to the AdminAgents group. This group is required for connection to the Microsoft Partner API.

GDAP Group Requirements

  1. Recommended Roles: When going through the invite process in CIPP, these groups will be automatically created. If you performed the migration with CIPP, these groups will start with M365 GDAP.

    1. Note that these groups are not roles in your tenant; they must be GDAP-assigned groups. For the latest details, refer to Recommended Roles

  2. Don't over-assign GDAP roles. Too many permissions will stop GDAP functionality.

    1. Review Microsoft's GDAP frequently asked questions page for more information.

Multi-factor Authentication

  1. MFA Setup: This account must have Microsoft MFA enforced for each logon.

    1. Use Conditional Access when available or via Per User MFA when not available.

  2. Microsoft MFA is mandatory. Do not use alternative providers like Duo, and ensure it's setup before any login attempts.

    1. Reference this article on Supported MFA options from Microsoft for more details.

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