That resolved it. Last night my Powershell script was able to send email from either my G Suite account, or my Yahoo account (I got app passwords for both, just in case.
Thanks for the help, everybody. On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> wrote: > I did a Live Chat with support, and we got it figured out. turns out, I > hadn't properly enabled it for the domain first. Once I did that, I turned > on 2FA for my user, and then was able to create the app password. Later > tonight I will try the app password, see if the script that runs at home > will email me the results of the scheduled backup sync. > > Thanks everybody. > > > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Michael Leone <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Joe Tinney <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Alright, I just ran through it own my own domain as a test and this >>> worked: https://support.google.com/a/answer/1032419?hl=en >>> >>> Basically, enable 2FA for your domain, enroll the account you want an >>> app password for in 2FA and then go to generate an app password. I got a >>> message saying I couldn't before doing so and afterward I get an app/device >>> screen with a generate button. >>> >> >> Great! That's what I want. BUT ... when I sign into my domain, go to >> "Sign-in and Security", and try to turn 2FA on, it wants me to enter my >> password, to prove it's me. >> >> I do that ... and go right back to the "Sign-in & Security". WTF? >> >> <SIGH> >> >> I will keep trying to make this work. In the meantime, I did get the app >> password to work with my Yahoo account. There, I was able to enable 2FA and >> get an app password. :-) >> >> This is why I pay Google; I think I can actually call support and ask. Or >> live chat. Can't do that with the legacy free Google Apps accounts (hence >> the $4.16 a month :-)). >> >> Thanks. I'll keep the list posted, once I get this 2FA and app passwords >> sorted for my domain. >> > >
