Update User

Update user metadata and memberships

Description

Updates user profile properties in Microsoft Entra ID and applies optional group memberships and Exchange Online settings. This runbook is typically used to finalize onboarding or to correct user metadata.

Location

User → Userinfo → Update User

Full Runbook name

rjgit-user_userinfo_update-user

Permissions

Application permissions

• Type: Microsoft Graph

  • UserAuthenticationMethod.Read.All

RBAC roles

• User administrator

• Exchange Administrator

Parameters

UserName

User principal name of the target user.

Property	Value
Required	true
Default Value
Type	String

GivenName

Given name to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

Surname

Surname to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

DisplayName

Display name to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

CompanyName

Company name to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

City

City to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

Country

Country to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

JobTitle

Job title to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

Department

Department to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

OfficeLocation

Office location to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

PostalCode

Postal code to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

PreferredLanguage

Preferred language to set for the user. Examples: "en-US" or "de-DE".

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

State

State to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

StreetAddress

Street address to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

UsageLocation

Usage location to set for the user.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

DefaultLicense

Display name of a license group to assign.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

DefaultGroups

Comma-separated list of group display names to assign.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value
Type	String

EnableEXOArchive

If set to true, enables the Exchange Online archive mailbox.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value	False
Type	Boolean

ResetPassword

If set to true, resets the user's password.

Property	Value
Required	false
Default Value	False
Type	Boolean

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