How we can sync windows account name from Onpremises to Azure AD?

raj a 236 Reputation points
2021-10-13T17:15:16.953+00:00

We have Azure AD connect to sync objects from On-premises Active Directory to Azure AD & want to sync the Windows Account Name (Domain\samaccountname) to azure AD.

Is it possible to sync Windows Account Name (Domain\samaccountname) to azure AD?

Can anyone please advice how we can do that?

Thanks much.

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
19,368 questions
0 comments

1 answer

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Marilee Turscak-MSFT 33,706 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-10-20T22:10:19.047+00:00

    Azure AD Connect synchronizes the on-premises SamAccountName to Azure AD as OnPremisesSamaccountName, and it's mapped to "accountName" in the metaverse.

    For the newer versions of Graph API, it's exposed using either of these calls in Graph Explorer: 

    https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/synceduser@example.com?$select=onPremisesSamAccountName  

https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/synceduser@example.com

    Related threads, for reference:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/95273/how-to-add-samaccountname-as-a-soirce-attribute-in.html

    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e400c1c8-c803-4af1-8a90-0a1ff246f844/samaccountname-attribute-in-azure-ad?forum=WindowsAzureAD

    Let me know if this helps.

    0 comments