[BUG] "The user cannot create group sites in this tenant instance."

[svermaak]

Reporting an Issue or Missing Feature

Error when trying to create new Geo site using New-PnPSite

Expected behavior

New team site created in the correct GEO location

Actual behavior

New-PnPSite : {"error":{"code":"-2146232832, Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException","message":"The user cannot create group
sites in this tenant instance."}}

Steps to reproduce behavior

Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://XXXnam.sharepoint.com" -Credentials $cred;
New-PnPSite -Type TeamSite -Title "Save to Delete" -Alias "XXXSV009" -Wait -PreferredDataLocation NAM;
-or-
Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://XXXdefault.sharepoint.com" -Credentials $cred;
New-PnPSite -Type TeamSite -Title "Save to Delete" -Alias "XXXSV009" -Wait -PreferredDataLocation NAM;
The second one builds in "https://XXXdefault.sharepoint.com" not the GEO site

Which version of the PnP-PowerShell Cmdlets are you using?

• PnP PowerShell for SharePoint 2013
• PnP PowerShell for SharePoint 2016
• PnP PowerShell for SharePoint 2019
• PnP PowerShell for SharePoint Online

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

3.28.2012.0

How did you install the PnP-PowerShell Cmdlets?

• MSI Installed downloaded from GitHub
• Installed through the PowerShell Gallery with Install-Module
• Other means

[svermaak]

any ideas?

[svermaak]

also, I have checked that all consents are given

[svermaak]

Issue was account must have the same PDL as the site if done via CSOM. Doing it via portal doesn't have this requirement