SPOSearchManagedProperty: Current site is not a tenant administration site

[LutzD-pkb]

Description of the issue

Retrieving both SPOSearchManagedProperty and SPOSearchResultSource via Export-M365DSCConfiguration using Service Principal with Thumbprint produces the following error:

System.InvalidOperationException: Current site is not a tenant administration site
   at PnP.PowerShell.Commands.Search.GetSearchConfiguration.ExecuteCmdlet() in c:\build\src\Commands\Search\GetSearchConfiguration.cs:line 82
   at PnP.PowerShell.Commands.Base.PnPConnectedCmdlet.ProcessRecord() in c:\build\src\Commands\Base\PnPConnectedCmdlet.cs:line 53
"Error during Export:"
at Export-TargetResource, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft365DSC\1.24.904.1\DSCResources\MSFT_SPOSearchResultSource\MSFT_SPOSearchResultSource.psm1: line 616
at Start-M365DSCConfigurationExtract, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft365DSC\1.24.904.1\Modules\M365DSCReverse.psm1: line 682
at Export-M365DSCConfiguration, C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft365DSC\1.24.904.1\Modules\M365DSCUtil.psm1: line 1391
at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1

It looks like DSC is establishing a PnP context to the root site (https://tenant.sharepoint.com) instead of the admin site (https://tenant-admin.sharepoint.com). I tried this directly using the PnP.PowerShell cmdlets with the same app and certificate:

• Connect-PnPOnline to the root site, then Get-PnPSearchConfiguration -Scope Subscription result: Current site is not a tenant administration site
• Connect-PnPOnline to the tenant admin center, then Get-PnPSearchConfiguration -Scope Subscription result: Successfully retrieved XML

Interestingly, once I manually ran Connect-PnPOnline to the tenant admin site, DSC was able to export the search config without issue for the duration of that session.

Microsoft 365 DSC Version

1.24.904.1

Which workloads are affected

SharePoint Online

The DSC configuration

n/a, this is an export

Verbose logs showing the problem

Export-M365DSCConfiguration -ApplicationID "REDACTED" -TenantId "REDACTED" -CertificateThumbprint "REDACTED" -Path c:\DSC -FileName "POC.ps1" -Components @("SPOSearchManagedProperty
", "SPOSearchResultSource") -Verbose
VERBOSE: No existing connections to Microsoft Graph
Exporting Microsoft 365 configuration for Components: SPOSearchManagedProperty, SPOSearchResultSource
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PackageManagement\PackageManagement.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PackageManagement\PackageManagement.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'FormatsToProcess' from path 'C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PackageManagement\PackageManagement.format.ps1xml'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PackageManagement\PackageManagement.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Find-Package'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Find-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Get-Package'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Get-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Get-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Import-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Install-Package'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Install-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Register-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Save-Package'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Set-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Uninstall-Package'.
VERBOSE: Exporting cmdlet 'Unregister-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Find-Package'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Find-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Get-Package'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Get-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Get-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Import-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Install-Package'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Install-PackageProvider'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Register-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Save-Package'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Set-PackageSource'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Uninstall-Package'.
VERBOSE: Importing cmdlet 'Unregister-PackageSource'.

Authentication methods specified:
- Service Principal with Certificate Thumbprint

VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft365DSC\1.24.904.1\DSCResources\MSFT_SPOSearchManagedProperty\M
SFT_SPOSearchManagedProperty.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Export-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Set-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Test-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft365DSC\1.24.904.1\DSCResources\MSFT_SPOSearchResultSource\MSFT
_SPOSearchResultSource.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Export-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Set-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Test-TargetResource'.
VERBOSE: Attempting connection to {MicrosoftGraph} with:
VERBOSE: 
Name                           Value
----                           -----
ApplicationSecret              
TenantId                       REDACTED.onmicrosoft.com
CertificatePath                
CertificateThumbprint          10424F490D9EFFF49E06FABC3BD3CA1F8D65C1B7
ApplicationId                  7c581d25-d636-4f5e-8e6f-180301699811


VERBOSE: Initializing the Connected To Workloads List.
VERBOSE: ApplicationId, TenantId, CertificateThumbprint were specified. Connecting via Service Principal
Connecting to {PnP}...✅
[1/2] Extracting [SPOSearchManagedProperty] using {CertificateThumbprint}...VERBOSE: Attempting connection to {PnP} with:
VERBOSE: 
Name                           Value
----                           -----
TenantId                       REDACTED.onmicrosoft.com
CertificateThumbprint          10424F490D9EFFF49E06FABC3BD3CA1F8D65C1B7
ApplicationId                  7c581d25-d636-4f5e-8e6f-180301699811


VERBOSE: ApplicationId, TenantId, CertificateThumbprint were specified. Connecting via Service Principal
VERBOSE: Dependencies were not already validated.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module DSCParser.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module ExchangeOnlineManagement.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.4.0\netCore\ExchangeOnlineManagement.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Applications.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Authentication.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManagement.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManagement\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devic
eManagement.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.CorporateManagement.
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VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManagement.Administration\2.20.0\Microsoft.G
raph.Beta.DeviceManagement.Administration.psm1'.
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VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManagement.Enrollment\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph
.Beta.DeviceManagement.Enrollment.psm1'.
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VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Reports\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Reports.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Teams.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement.Administration.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement.Administration\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.
DeviceManagement.Administration.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DirectoryObjects.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DirectoryObjects\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Direc
toryObjects.psm1'.
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VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Planner\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.Planner.psm1'.
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VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Sites\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.Sites.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Users.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.Graph.Users\2.20.0\Microsoft.Graph.Users.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.Graph.Users.Actions.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module Microsoft.PowerApps.Administration.PowerShell.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerApps.Administration.PowerShell\2.0.191\Microsoft.PowerAp
ps.Administration.Powershell.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module MicrosoftTeams.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\MicrosoftTeams\6.5.0\MicrosoftTeams.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module MSCloudLoginAssistant.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\MSCloudLoginAssistant\1.1.20\ConnectionProfile.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\MSCloudLoginAssistant\1.1.20\Workloads\AzureDevOPS.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\MSCloudLoginAssistant\1.1.20\Workloads\ExchangeOnline.psm1'.
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VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module PnP.PowerShell.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PnP.PowerShell\1.12.0\Core\PnP.PowerShell.dll'.
VERBOSE: The dependency {PSDesiredStateConfiguration} requires Windows PowerShell. Skipping.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module PSDesiredStateConfiguration.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Configuration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Disable-DscDebug" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Enable-DscDebug" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Get-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Get-DscConfigurationStatus" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Get-DscLocalConfigurationManager" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Get-DscResource" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Invoke-DscResource" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "New-DscChecksum" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Publish-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Remove-DscConfigurationDocument" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Restore-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Start-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Stop-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Test-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "Update-DscConfiguration" function.
VERBOSE: Removing the imported "gcfg" alias.
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VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell\Modules\PSDesiredStateConfiguration\2.0.7\PSDesiredStateConfiguration.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module PSDesiredStateConfiguration.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell\Modules\PSDesiredStateConfiguration\2.0.7\PSDesiredStateConfiguration.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'PwshConfiguration'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-PwshDscResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Invoke-PwshDscResource'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'New-PwshDscChecksum'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module ReverseDSC.
VERBOSE: Dependencies were all successfully validated.
❌
Error Log created at {file://C:/Source/LutzD/M365/Microsoft 365/5364-M365DSC-ErrorLog.log}
[2/2] Extracting [SPOSearchResultSource] using {CertificateThumbprint}...VERBOSE: Attempting connection to {PnP} with:
VERBOSE: 
Name                           Value
----                           -----
TenantId                       REDACTED.onmicrosoft.com
CertificateThumbprint          10424F490D9EFFF49E06FABC3BD3CA1F8D65C1B7
ApplicationId                  7c581d25-d636-4f5e-8e6f-180301699811


VERBOSE: ApplicationId, TenantId, CertificateThumbprint were specified. Connecting via Service Principal
VERBOSE: Dependencies were already successfully validated.
❌
Error Log created at {file://C:/Source/LutzD/M365/Microsoft 365/5364-M365DSC-ErrorLog.log}

Environment Information + PowerShell Version

OsName               : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
OsOperatingSystemSKU : DatacenterServerEdition
OsArchitecture       : 64-bit
WindowsVersion       : 1607
WindowsBuildLabEx    : 14393.7330.amd64fre.rs1_release.240812-1801
OsLanguage           : en-US
OsMuiLanguages       : {en-US}

Key   : PSVersion
Value : 7.4.2
Name  : PSVersion

Key   : PSEdition
Value : Core
Name  : PSEdition

Key   : GitCommitId
Value : 7.4.2
Name  : GitCommitId

Key   : OS
Value : Microsoft Windows 10.0.14393
Name  : OS

Key   : Platform
Value : Win32NT
Name  : Platform

Key   : PSCompatibleVersions
Value : {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
Name  : PSCompatibleVersions

Key   : PSRemotingProtocolVersion
Value : 2.3
Name  : PSRemotingProtocolVersion

Key   : SerializationVersion
Value : 1.1.0.1
Name  : SerializationVersion

Key   : WSManStackVersion
Value : 3.0
Name  : WSManStackVersion