You can use the Web management interface or Windows PowerShell to create an Outlook Live administrator account by promoting an existing Outlook Live account, which has an existing Windows Live ID. You should always have more than one Outlook Live administrator so that you don't lose your ability to administer your Outlook Live domain.
Users with Outlook Live accounts that you promote to Outlook Live administrator can access the organization-level administrative functionality of the Web management interface. For more information about administrator accounts in Outlook Live, see Administrator Accounts.
By default, new accounts that you create in the current version of Outlook Live are automatically given access to use Windows PowerShell in the Outlook Live organization. However, if your organization was upgraded from an earlier version of Outlook Live, existing users may not have the necessary permissions to use Windows PowerShell in the Outlook Live organization. For information, see Control Users' Access to Windows Remote Management.
Create an Outlook Live administrator account using the Web management interface
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Select My Organization > Users & Groups > Administrator Roles.
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In the Role Groups list, select Organization Management, and then click Details.
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On the Organization Management page, in the Members section, click Add.
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Select the user that you want to promote to Outlook Live administrator, click Add, and then click OK.
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On the Organization Management page, click Save.
Create an Outlook Live administrator account using Windows PowerShell
To learn how to install and configure Windows PowerShell and connect to Outlook Live, see Use Windows PowerShell.
Run the following command after you have connected to the Outlook Live server-side session:
Add-RoleGroupMember "Organization Management" -Member <existing user>
For example, to make the existing user laura@contoso.com an Outlook Live administrator, run the following command:
Add-RoleGroupMember "Organization Management" -Member laura@contoso.com
Note You can use the Update-RoleGroupMember cmdlet with the Members parameter to specify multiple users. However, the list of users you specify overwrites the current members of the role group. You should use the Get-RoleGroupMember cmdlet to record the current members of the role group.