Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
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Duplicate Azure User admin account
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Mike Clark
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Hi, I had an on prem AD and my account is an admin account. When I created my Microsoft online account I used the same exact user info and email address. Once I setup Azure AD Connect it created another account in Azure and left my original newly created Azure account alone and created another account. Now a year later, I am trying to clean up Azure AD Connect to get a clean sync, and it says I can't delete the one that it created because it is tied to my on prem AD. In essence they are flipped and I have all of my tenants under that one Azure created account and my email and everything. How can I get a clean sync without losing my main account? Thank you in advance. Mike Clark
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James Hamil 23,216 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2021-02-25T00:28:36.927+00:00 Hi, we are investigating your issue and will update you shortly.
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Jonathan Held 25 Reputation points2023-06-23T15:32:34.8633333+00:00 I'm having this same problem. We just started syncing AD to the cloud. I used my email as the azure admin account, and when I started syncing it created a second one with 4 digits after my user name. Will this cause issues in the future? Can I switch the admin account to something different?
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