Create a Security group in Azure and MailNickname

Question

I'm creating a New Security group in azure powershell. The wizard asks me for a DisplayName and...for a MailNickname and I can't understand why.

Thanks

Answer 1

Thank you Theo . Posting your suggestion as an answer to help other community members.

DisplayName and MailNickname both are required parameters.

New-AzADGroup

New-AzADGroup -DisplayName <String> -MailNickname <String> [-Description <String>]
 [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DisplayName

The display name for the group.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

MailNickname

The mail nickname for the group. Cannot contain the @ sign.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

You can refer to New-AzADGroup