AADConnect PowerShell: Manual operations
Importing PowerShell Module
Import-Module ADSync
Check current sync schedule
Get-ADSyncScheduler
To set sync interval to every 3 hours
Set-AdSyncScheduler -customizedsycncecleinterval 03:00:00
Start by telling the scheduler to stop its current cycle with the PowerShell cmdlet
Stop-ADSyncSyncCycle
To initiate a full sync cycle, run
Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Initial
Force Synchronisation
It could be that you have an urgent change which must be synchronized immediately which is why you need to manually run a cycle.
Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta
To check current sync status
Get-ADSyncConnectorRunStatus
Example,
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-ADSyncConnectorRunStatus
RunState ConnectorName
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Busy mfa01.onmicrosoft.com - AAD
Manual sync for password
$adConnector = "mfalab3.com"
$aadConnector = "mfa01.onmicrosoft.com - AAD"
$c = Get-ADSyncConnector -Name $adConnector
$p = New-Object Microsoft.IdentityManagement.PowerShell.ObjectModel.ConfigurationParameter “Microsoft.Synchronize.ForceFullPasswordSync”, String, ConnectorGlobal, $null, $null, $null
$p.Value = 1
$c.GlobalParameters.Remove($p.Name)
$c.GlobalParameters.Add($p)
$c = Add-ADSyncConnector -Connector $c
Set-ADSyncAADPasswordSyncConfiguration -SourceConnector $adConnector -TargetConnector $aadConnector -Enable $false
Set-ADSyncAADPasswordSyncConfiguration -SourceConnector $adConnector -TargetConnector $aadConnector -Enable $true
Example
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-ADSyncAADPasswordSyncConfiguration -SourceConnector $adConnector
SourceConnector TargetConnector Enabled
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mfalab3.com mfa01.onmicrosoft.com - AAD False