Get-AzureADUser: Error occurred while executing GetUsers Code: Authentication_Unauthorized

In this Azure PowerShell article, we will discuss how to fix the error “Get-AzureADUser: Error occurred while executing GetUsers Code: Authentication_Unauthorized” that I got while executing the Get-AzureADUser PowerShell command.

Get-AzureADUser: Error occurred while executing GetUsers Code: Authentication_Unauthorized

Recently, I was working on a requirement where I was trying to execute the Get-AzureADUser PowerShell command, but the moment I executed this command, I got this error.

I was executing the below PowerShell command.

Connect-AzureAD
Get-AzureADUser 

Below is the complete error message that I got after executing the above PowerShell command.

Get-AzureADUser : Error occurred while executing GetUsers 
Code: Authentication_Unauthorized
Message: User was not found.
RequestId: 8b8626b5-07ba-468a-ba40-5f468ef265f5
DateTimeStamp: Mon, 29 May 2023 11:52:47 GMT
HttpStatusCode: Forbidden
HttpStatusDescription: Forbidden
HttpResponseStatus: Completed
At line:2 char:1
+ Get-AzureADUser
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-AzureADUser], ApiException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Open.AzureAD16.Client.ApiException,Microsoft. 
   Open.AzureAD16.PowerShell.GetUser

You can see the same error below

Get-AzureADUser: Error occurred while executing GetUsers Code: Authentication_Unauthorized [Solved]

To solve this error, we need to run the Connect-AzureAD command with the tenant ID specified but I was running only the Connect-AzureAD PowerShell command.

So I have executed the below PowerShell command

Connect-AzureAD -TenantId 5d9d690a-0310-474d-ae8b-42df2d549228
Get-AzureADUser

After executing the above command, this time I got the expected output without any issues. You can see the below screenshot for your reference.

You can also check out the Get-AzureADUser to retrieve the Azure AD user details with multiple examples.

Conclusion

Well, In this Azure PowerShell article, we discussed how to fix the error “Get-AzureADUser: Error occurred while executing GetUsers Code: Authentication_Unauthorized” that I got while executing the Get-AzureADUser PowerShell command. Hope this information will help you.