RE: Azure AD Connect using 2 user accounts on AD and Server 2019 Essentials Licensing is saying we have too many users...

Question

we are being put over the 25 person limit bc of these AD user accounts made by azure AD connect. Can I move them to Managed User Accts? How do I get these to be excluded from the count since they are obviously not actual users. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. M

Answer 1

Hi Mae-1480,

According to the research I have done, these accounts would still count towards the user limit because the licensing requirement is around "accounts" and not just users. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/product-licensing/products

For previous versions of Windows Server Essentials there was a way to "hide" accounts used for services from the dashboard so that they are not counted towards the licensing limit, but I believe that with the current version the only option is to upgrade to the Standard tier. You can make a feature request on the Windows Server product page to confirm though. https://windowsserver.uservoice.com/forums/295047-general-feedback

Answer 2

Hi,
Per search, someone shared the difference of windows essential server vs windows standard server with essential role.

Reference link:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/Lync/en-US/b48b5ef8-85b9-4549-8b13-425ed405843f/ad-connect-to-server-essentials-dashboard?forum=onlineservicesmigrationandcoexistence

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Thanks,
Jenny