idfix tool question

Stefano Colombo 221 Reputation points
2021-11-04T16:28:41.25+00:00

Preparing for AAD Connect installation I ran IDFIX tool to check for possible issue with AD and I got the following
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can anyone help me in fixing it ?
What should be the correct value ?
thanks

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  1. Vasil Michev 94,911 Reputation points MVP
    2021-11-04T18:00:03.67+00:00

    The tool is simply telling you that this account has a null value for the displayName attribute, and suggesting you use DefaultAccount as the value. You can just accept the suggestion, or simply stamp any value for the displayName using ADUC, PowerShell or whichever tool you prefer for basic AD admin tasks.

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  1. Marilee Turscak-MSFT 33,706 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-11-04T18:01:01.937+00:00

    Hi @Stefano Colombo ,

    The error column will display "blank" if the displayName attribute of the object isn't defined, so you need to add the displayName of that object or accept DefaultAccount as that value.

    To resolve this issue, specify a value for the displayName attribute of the object. To do this, follow these steps from the idFix guide:

    In the UPDATE column for the object, type the name of its displayName attribute.
    In the ACTION column, click EDIT, and then click Apply.
    Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each object that has a "blank" entry in the ERROR column.
    Run IdFix again to look for more object errors.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/troubleshoot/active-directory/idfix-not-display-objects-errors

  2. Stefano Colombo 221 Reputation points
    2021-11-04T18:03:19.407+00:00

    @Vasil Michev
    I thought it was a schema field not related to a specific “user” default objet, thanks for clarifying

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  3. Stefano Colombo 221 Reputation points
    2021-11-08T09:48:38.713+00:00

    Hello all,
    I got another question regarding this issue.
    Starting the idfix tool i got the following error/warning, can I safely ignore it or is something to investigate/solve before proceeding ?
    thanks
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