synchronization between Azure AD and Windows Server 2019 AD

Question

Hello,

is it possible to execute synchronization between Azure AD and Windows Server 2019 AD?

I would like to have the same users with them passwords in Windows Server 2019 AD.

Answer 1

@lgodlewski
As mentioned by @Carlos Solís Salazar Azure AD Connect can only sync from your local AD to Azure AD. There are some writeback features such as device writeback, group writeback, etc., but it isn't possible to create users in Azure AD and sync them back to on-premises AD.

I did find a Tech Community answer that might be a potential workaround where you can leverage Exchange Online to eventually setup your on-premises AD objects with the same UPN and SMTP addresses that are set in Azure AD. For more info - Azure AD sync to on premise AD.

If you'd like the feature of syncing from Azure AD to Local AD to be available, I'd recommend leveraging our User Voice forum and creating a feature request, so our engineering team can look into implementing this.

Additional Links:
Why use Azure AD Connect?
Topologies for Azure AD Connect

If you have any other questions, please let me know.
Thank you for your time and patience throughout this issue.

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Answer 2

Hi,

Yes it is possible but you will have to implement either of these to get the results ie:Negative Filtering or positive filtering. Please test the requirements and options accordingly and in the dev/test environment if possible.

how-to-connect-sync-configure-filtering

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Answer 3

Hi @lgodlewski

Thank you for asking this question on the **Microsoft Q&A Platform. **

I understand that you require "joining" your AD on-premises with your Azure AD, right?

You should install Azure AD Connect on your server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/whatis-azure-ad-connect

Azure AD Connect is an on-premises Microsoft application that's designed to meet and accomplish your hybrid identity goals.

You can follow these steps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-install-express

Hope this helps,

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Answer 4

Thank you all for your help.