GAM Script returning Error: 404: Resource Not Found: userkey

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Nelson Louie

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Jul 22, 2021, 1:41:36 PM7/22/21
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Hello:

I have a script to delete photos from user email profiles and cannot see what is missing in the script:


# Prompt user for CSV file path
$filepath = Read-Host -Prompt ìEnter the path to your CSV file"

# Import the file into a variable
# Test file = test_run.csv
# Prod run = student_email_addresses.csv
$emailaddresses = Import-Csv $filepath

#  Loop through each row and process each row
foreach ($email in $emailaddresses)
† {
# this command deletes the student's google profile photo
gam user $email delete photo
# echo $email
† }


It is not clear to me why I am getting the error msg when powershell processes this GAM script.

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Ross Scroggs

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Jul 22, 2021, 2:51:53 PM7/22/21
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nelson,

Uncomment the echo $email; what does it show?

Ross

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Nelson Louie

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Jul 22, 2021, 5:31:25 PM7/22/21
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Hello Ross, 

Uncommenting the #echo $email will send the list of email addresses to the screen.  What would cause the gam command to be different from the echo command?

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Nelson

Ross Scroggs

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Jul 22, 2021, 5:45:33 PM7/22/21
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Nothing, but we can see the address you're trying to use.

Ross

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Nelson Louie

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Jul 22, 2021, 7:39:40 PM7/22/21
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Hello Ross,  

OK I suspect the 404 error is due to the fact that not all of the users have a photo set up, hence the delete photo is returning a 404 when the photo is non existent.  How would I set up an if then else on a 404 error when processing the user record?

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Nelson

Ross Scroggs

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Jul 22, 2021, 7:59:26 PM7/22/21
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Nelson,

Take one of the addresses that fails and do:
gam info user us...@domain.com
gam user us...@domain.com show gmailprofile

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Ross Scroggs

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Jul 23, 2021, 8:50:29 AM7/23/21
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Nelson,

Do the following with any valid email address:
gam user us...@domain.com check serviceaccount

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