Get-MgmtSvcToken to get a ADFS Token is broken

Last week, I spent hours trying to get Get-MgmtSvcToken to get a Admin Token from our ADFS server without succeeding.

Get-MgmtSvcToken

Creates an identity token.
Syntax

I tried every possible combination with both “-type WindowsADFS” and “-type ADFS” in combination with various URL’s that should have worked, but didn’t.

With the help of @vNiklas and @_marcvaneijk on Twitter, I was pointed to TechNet where there is a documented bug/error/problem with the Get-mgmtSvcToken command.
By writing this blog, I hope someone will find it through a search and save themselves some time as that TechNet article never showed up when I was searching.

Technet Article: Why can’t I get a token with the Get-MgmtSvcToken cmdlet?

And the solution is to use your own function instead like this;

 

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