Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs not recognized

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Azure AD sign-in logs PowerShell

This article will discuss how to get sign-in logs in Azure Active Directory using the PowerShell command Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs and how to fix the error Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs not recognized that I got while executing this command.

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs is not recognized

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs is an excellent Azure PowerShell cmdlet that can help you retrieve the sign-in logs in Azure Active Directory. Let’s discuss the syntax of the Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs Azure PowerShell cmdlet with examples.

Syntax

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs

If you want to add any filter condition, you can use the syntax like this.

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs -Filter "fliter condition as a string"

Example:

Below, the Azure PowerShell cmdlet will get you the sign-in logs from your Azure Active Directory.

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs

After executing the above Azure PowerShell cmdlet, I got the below error

“Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs: The term ‘Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs’ 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.”

Below is the complete error message

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs : The term 'Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs' 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.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs:String) [], 
    CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

You can see it here.

get-azureadauditsigninlogs not recognized

Get-azureadauditsigninlogs’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet [Solution]

To solve the error “get-azureadauditsigninlogs’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet”, I followed the below steps.

  • Uninstall the Azure AD module using the below PowerShell cmdlet.
Uninstall-Module azuread

Now, install the AzureADPreview module using the below PowerShell cmdlet.

Install-Module AzureADPreview
the term 'get-azureadauditsigninlogs' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

After installing the AzureADPreview module, I reran the Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs Azure PowerShell cmdlet. But this time, I got the error

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs : You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling
any other cmdlets.

get-azureadauditsigninlogs : the term 'get-azureadauditsigninlogs' 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.

So, I tried running the Connect-AzureAD followed by the Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs Azure PowerShell cmdlet.

Connect-AzureAD
Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs

After executing the Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs, a few people are getting the below error, and this error is because of a lack of MSGraph permissions.

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs : Error occurred while executing GetAuditSignInLogs
Code: Authentication_MSGraphPermissionMissing
Message: Calling principal does not have required MSGraph permissions

The complete error message is

Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs : Error occurred while executing GetAuditSignInLogs
Code: Authentication_MSGraphPermissionMissing
Message: Calling principal does not have required MSGraph permissions
AuditLog.Read.All
InnerError:
RequestId: 51b5d58d-3362-4535-9281-b503783f5647
DateTimeStamp: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:06:46 GMT
HttpStatusCode: Forbidden
HttpStatusDescription: Forbidden
HttpResponseStatus: Completed
At line:2 char:1

  • Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs
  • ~~~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs], ApiExce
      ption
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId: Microsoft.Open.MSGraphBeta.Client.ApiException,Microsof
      t.Open.MSGraphBeta.PowerShell.GetAuditSignInLogs

You can see it here

the term 'get-azureadauditsigninlogs' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,

If you are getting the above error, follow this article to solve this error.

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Final Words

In this article, we discussed how to get sign-in logs in Azure Active Directory using PowerShell and Azure Portal. Thanks for reading this article.