Azure AD Sync WorkflowException - Cannot Find Object GUID

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Azure AD Sync WorkflowException - Cannot Find Object GUID

Jerry Jordan 16

I've been receiving an synchronization error with Azure AD Connect.

Error Type: WorkflowException

UPN: <blank>

Synchronization status: "On premises AD only"

The only thing I have to work with is the Object GUID, but the search results with Get-ADObject doesn't return anything with that GUID. I even exported all objects to CSV to manually look for it.

Nothing to go on in the Event Viewer for the sync server and the troubleshooting tools are no help since I do not have a DN.

I've even did a search against all DCs for the GUID to include deleted items to no avail.

Thoughts?

Marilee Turscak-MSFT 37,396 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-03-24T22:03:43.387+00:00

Thanks for your question! Can you please provide the full error message that you are seeing and a screenshot if you have one?
Jerry Jordan 16 Reputation points

2021-03-24T22:09:34.537+00:00

Sure not much here though.
Jerry Jordan 16 Reputation points

2021-03-24T22:54:19.263+00:00

Just realized the Object GUID is changing. I've now seen three different GUIDs.
RKIM 11 Reputation points

2022-01-03T13:40:52.25+00:00

I have the same issue? Any resolution?
This is the error I receive:

Attribute Attribute Value
User Principal Name
[blank]
Object GUID
xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
Synchronization Status
On premises AD only
Duncan Marshall 6 Reputation points

2022-01-05T14:28:06.14+00:00

I am having the same issue. What there a resolution to this? I haven't been able to find the GUID on prem or in Azure.
RKIM 11 Reputation points

2022-01-05T14:41:03.61+00:00

I am using a tool called IDfix to find errors with AD which I've been correcting. I still am getting AD Sync errors though, however, I'm not done correcting errors from IDfix. Something you might look into if you haven't already:

https://microsoft.github.io/idfix/
Duncan Marshall 6 Reputation points

2022-01-05T15:05:45.613+00:00

I'll check that out.

Thanks for the tip!
Duncan Marshall 6 Reputation points

2022-01-18T18:10:30.673+00:00

@RKIM I tried IDFix and it seems to have solved the problem. I haven't received a sync error in the last 48 hours since working through those errors. Thanks for the tip!
Joshua van Lieshout 1 Reputation point

2022-05-16T12:12:47.77+00:00

Today I got the same error and could'nt find the source of the object until I looked in the Synchronisation Service Manager.
Then found the object that was causing the error. After that the main problem was easy to find.

Our servicedesk recovered a deleted user-object in Azure before they did the same on-premise.
The consequense of this was that the user is now a 'cloud-only' user.. but AAD-connect still tries to sync this user-object, hence te error in Azure.

I deleted the cloud-only object and let in sync from on-premise.
Then my problem was fixed.

Maybe the cause of your problem is different, but I hope this helps someone.