Sp-starter-kit: Exception while invoking endpoint

[ikaroamorim]

Category

• [x] Bug

Describe the bug

When provisioning my sharepoint starter kit v2 on my demo tenant [Sharepoint Online] I received the error Apply-PnPTenantTemplate : Exception while invoking endpoint https://login.microsoftonline.com/ca67dfff-ffff-ffff-ffff-fffffffffdfb/oauth2/token'

I put some 'f' in the hexadecimal code, because i don`t know if it is confidential

Expected or Desired Behavior

Expected deploy sharepoint pnp to my environment just like a comunity demo

Observed Behavior

Steps to Reproduce

After instaled the correct version version of PnP Powerhsell Module, and in the pnp provisioning folder

1 - Connect-PnPOnline https://**.sharepoint.com/

2 - Apply-PnPTenantTemplate -Path .starterkit.pnp -Parameters @{"PORTALURL"="/sites/demov2portal03"; "MARKETINGALIAS"="demoV2marketing03"; "HRALIAS"="demov2hr03"}

Environment Details (Development & Target environment)

• Starter kit version: v2
• OS: Windows 10
• Target Environment: SharePoint Online
• Framework: Node.js v12
• Browser(s): Chrome v83
• Additional details: The user is a Global Admin of the the tenant, is the account that I create this demo tenant

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[eoverfield]

We have been seeing problems installing the kit with the latest versions of PnP PS versions, i.e. 3.22.2006.2. I suggest removing all versions of SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline on your workstation, then installing April 2020 release as a test (3.20.2004.0) i.e.

Install-Module -Name "SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline" -RequiredVersion 3.20.2004.0

[ikaroamorim]

eoverfield, thank you,but I still have the problem, I'll send another pic:

[expiscornovus]

@eoverfield thanks for sharing that workaround. I was running into the same invoking endpoint exception on a Developer program tenant. Reverting back to the April 2020 release of PnP PowerShell worked in my case.

[CrackerboxOnline]

Have identified that you first need to run the following in PowerShell to get a token.

Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://_tenant_-admin.sharepoint.com/ -PnPO365ManagementShell

Follow onscreen directions to obtain a token. Note the timeout is reasonably short so have any required credentials at hand.

Then needed to reconnect on the root tenancy URL or you will get an object ref not set error

Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://_tenant_.sharepoint.com
Then
Apply-PnPTenantTemplate -Path ".starterkit.pnp" -Parameters @{"PORTALURL"="/sites/StarterKit-Portal"; "MARKETINGALIAS"="StarterKit-Marketing"; "HRALIAS"="StarterKit-PeopleCulture" }

After that it was all good.

[eoverfield]

@CrackerboxOnline when you reconnect to connect-pnponline -url https://tenant.sharepoint.com, were you not asked to provide credentials again? Did you use -CurrentCredentials ?

[CrackerboxOnline]

Hi Eric,

Come to think of it I don't think I was (but cannot be sure) and I definitely didn't use the -CurrentCredentials flag.

Cheers,

Dave Gerrard
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@CrackerboxOnlinehttps://github.com/CrackerboxOnline when you reconnect to connect-pnponline -url https://tenant.sharepoint.com, were you not asked to provide credentials again? Did you use -CurrentCredentials ?

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[ikaroamorim]

@CrackerboxOnline thanks for helping me. I used the flag -PnPO365ManagementShell, and folowed the steps in browser.

I think the steps gone further, but at the end I faced a error again. Is there a verbose parameter to see in more details? Is possible that error is caused by a previous attempt?

Following I'll send the error and the sites deployed:

How can I check if there is something deployed?

[eoverfield]

@ikaroamorim you have gotten farther than I with the -PnPO365ManagementShell parameter. We currently do not have a tool to validate what was and wasn't installed. you can run the following command before running the apply commandlet.

Set-PnPTraceLog -On -Level Debug

that could help determine where the failure is occuring.

[CrackerboxOnline]

Hi Eric,

It might be a good idea to add a step to the general instructions to advise people to always include the Set-PnPTraceLog command before deploying a PnP solution/template to the general instructions to assist debugging.

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@ikaroamorimhttps://github.com/ikaroamorim you have gotten farther than I with the -PnPO365ManagementShell parameter. We currently do not have a tool to validate what was and wasn't installed. you can run the following command before running the apply commandlet.

Set-PnPTraceLog -On -Level Debug

that could help determine where the failure is occuring.

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[sinhakislay]

I was able to install everything successfully following suggested steps
Install-Module -Name "SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline" -RequiredVersion 3.20.2004.0
Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://tenant-admin.sharepoint.com/ -PnPO365ManagementShell
Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://tenant.sharepoint.com
Change to the provisioning folder found in this solution's root and execute the following command (using your own tenant url and the prefix of your choosing):

Apply-PnPTenantTemplate -Path .starterkit.pnp

[eoverfield]

@sinhakislay interesting, that is great to know the management shell is working as expected for some.

The account you used to login is set to use MFA? And when you executed the second connent-pnponline to just your tenant.sp.com url, were you asked to login again?

[sinhakislay]

@eoverfield no it is not set for MFA and for second connect PnP as well user id password was asked.

[eoverfield]

Thanks @sinhakislay, that helps confirm that without MFA, the provisioning is continuing as expected. MFA is still causing provisioning issues that appears related to PnP Provisioning, and not the kit in particular.

[ischiele]

Uff, finally I get it installed with these commands:

1. Uninstall-Module -Name "SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline" -AllVersions

and then follow the steps suggested by @sinhakislay

1. Install-Module -Name "SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline" -RequiredVersion 3.20.2004.0
2. Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://tenant-admin.sharepoint.com/ -PnPO365ManagementShell
3. Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://tenant.sharepoint.com
4. Change to the provisioning folder found in this solution's root and execute the following command
5. Apply-PnPTenantTemplate -Path .starterkit.pnp

[eoverfield]

As the root of this issue is related to MFA accounts, Im going to link this issue to https://github.com/pnp/sp-starter-kit/issues/413 and close this issue for now.