Entra Connect
8 articles tagged Entra Connect.
Entra Cloud Sync vs Connect Sync - choose an engine and migrate safely
Compare Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync and Entra Connect Sync feature by feature, check migration readiness, and move with the guided tool or a phased OU pilot.
Entra SSPR with password writeback: setup and the registered-methods change
Set up Microsoft Entra self-service password reset with writeback to Active Directory through Entra Connect or Cloud Sync, and get users ready for SSPR accepting only registered methods.
Fix ApplicationManagedBy isn't set and AADSTS700027 in Entra Connect Sync
Repair broken application-based authentication on Entra Connect Sync servers: restore cleared connector parameters, separate servers that share one app, and recover from expired certificates.
Fix Entra Connect AttributeValueMustBeUnique and duplicate proxy addresses
Find which object already holds the duplicated proxyAddresses or userPrincipalName value, remove it from the right side, and confirm the next Entra Connect sync exports cleanly.
Fix Microsoft Entra hybrid join failures with dsregcmd /status
Read dsregcmd /status output to find out why a domain-joined Windows device won't hybrid join: error phase, client error codes, SCP, proxy, sync and devices stuck in Pending.
Remove the last Exchange server from a hybrid Exchange Online setup
Transfer Exchange-attribute source of authority to the cloud, tear down the hybrid configuration and uninstall the last on-premises Exchange server.
Replace an Entra Connect sync server with a staging mode swing migration
Move Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to a new server without a sync outage: build it in staging mode, import the configuration, verify pending exports, then switch roles.
Upgrade Entra Connect Sync to 2.6 with application-based authentication
Entra Connect Sync must run 2.6.84.0 or later with application-based authentication by 7 April 2027. Check each server, upgrade safely, switch to the app identity and remove the old sync account.