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Add-EntraServicePrincipalOwner

Module:
Microsoft.Entra Module v1.1

Add an owner (user or service principal) to a service principal.

Syntax

ByServicePrincipalIdAndOwnerId 

Add-EntraServicePrincipalOwner

    -ServicePrincipalId <String>
    -OwnerId <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-EntraServicePrincipalOwner cmdlet adds an owner to a service principal in Microsoft Entra ID. The owner can be a user, the service principal itself, or another service principal.

Examples

Example 1: Add a user as an owner to a service principal

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All', 'Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy'
$servicePrincipal = Get-EntraServicePrincipal -Filter "displayName eq 'Helpdesk Application'"
$owner = Get-EntraUser -UserId 'SawyerM@contoso.com'
Add-EntraServicePrincipalOwner -ServicePrincipalId $servicePrincipal.Id -OwnerId $owner.Id

This example demonstrates how to add an owner to a service principal.

  • -ServicePrincipalId parameter specifies the service principal ID.
  • -OwnerId parameter specifies the unique ID of the owner, which can be a user, the service principal itself, or another service principal.

Example 2: Add a service principal as an owner

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'Application.ReadWrite.All', 'Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy'
$servicePrincipal = Get-EntraServicePrincipal -Filter "displayName eq 'Helpdesk Application'"
$owner = Get-EntraServicePrincipal -Filter "displayName eq 'IT Department'"
Add-EntraServicePrincipalOwner -ServicePrincipalId $servicePrincipal.Id -OwnerId $owner.Id

This example demonstrates how to add an owner to a service principal.

  • -ServicePrincipalId parameter specifies the service principal ID.
  • -OwnerId parameter specifies the unique ID of the owner, which can be a user, the service principal itself, or another service principal.

Parameters

-OwnerId

Specifies the unique ID of the owner, which can be a user, the service principal itself, or another service principal.

Parameter properties

Type:System.String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:RefObjectId

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ServicePrincipalId

Specifies the ID of a service principal in Microsoft Entra ID.

Parameter properties

Type:System.String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:ObjectId

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.