[Bug] Set-PnPHubSite -EnablePermissionsSync not setting the right property

[brunostampfli]

Reporting an Issue or Missing Feature

I would like to enable / disable 'Sync hub permissions to this site'.
Set-PnPHubSite -EnablePermissionsSync should do this.

Expected behavior

I use:

Set-PnPHubSite -Identity "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/myhubsite" -EnablePermissionsSync

and

Set-PnPHubSite -Identity "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/myhubsite" -EnablePermissionsSync:$false

My expectation is these commands should set the 'Sync hub permission to this site' On or Off.

Actual behavior

With these commands I can hide or show the controls on the Site Information Page, but the sync setting is NOT set Off or On.

Steps to reproduce behavior

Run:

Set-PnPHubSite -Identity "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/myhubsite" -EnablePermissionsSync:$false

This hides the setting, but it should set set setting to Off.

What is the version of the Cmdlet module you are running?

(you can retrieve this by executing Get-Module -Name "PnP.PowerShell" -ListAvailable)
I tested this with 2.9.0 and 1.12.0.

Which operating system/environment are you running PnP PowerShell on?

• [ x ] Windows
• Linux
• MacOS
• Azure Cloud Shell
• Azure Functions
• Other : please specify

[jackpoz]

Just a note that this command simply sets the CSOM property EnablePermissionsSync of Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantAdministration.HubSiteProperties class to true/false. The behavior you experience should be the same as using CSOM directly.

This is the line that sets the property:

powershell/src/Commands/Admin/SetHubSite.cs

Line 69 in d8955c4

hubSiteProperties.EnablePermissionsSync = EnablePermissionsSync.ToBool();

[brunostampfli]

Ok. I have examined the setting more closely.

Set-PnPHubSite sets the property always on the hub site.

With Set-PnPHubSite -Identity “https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/myhubsite” -EnablePermissionsSync
I activate the synchronization of permissions from the hub site to the child site.

On the child site I can switch the option 'Sync hub permissions to this site' on and off.

Is it possible to set this switch with PnP PowerShell?

This issue is now a question and no longer a bug.

[gautamdsheth]

Thanks @brunostampfli for confirming , moving this to discussion.

AFAIK, there's no method available at the moment for this, but maybe someone in the community might have a better answer

[brunostampfli]

I found a solution myself:

Connect-PnPOnline -Url "site url"
$site = Get-PnPSite
$site.CanSyncHubSitePermissions = $false
Invoke-PnPQuery