Get-MgDevice -Search "displayName:XYZ" returns XYZ AND ABC

[oingobo]

Describe the bug

I'm deleting EntraID device records and the search returns a display name match and another device that DOES NOT match the display name. When performing bulk delete on a display name this is a major issue.

Expected behavior

Search and return only the device with the matching displayname.

How to reproduce

Get-MgDevice -Search "displayName:$Computer" -CountVariable CountVar -ConsistencyLevel eventual -ErrorAction Stop

SDK Version

2.18.0

Latest version known to work for scenario above?

Don't know.

Known Workarounds

No response

Debug output

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### Configuration

PSVersion                      5.1.22621.2506
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.22621.2506
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

### Other information

_No response_

[petrhollayms]

Hi @oingobo ,

Could you please execute the cmdlet with a -debug parameter and post here the log?
The issue might be in the API interpreting a search parameter. Could you try to use a filter with "eq" operator to compare the results?

See also https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/aad-advanced-queries?tabs=http

Thanks!

[oingobo]

I will run with debug the next time the problem occurs. Thank you for reaching out.

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