Entra Connect cloudsync (entra ID -> AD sync)

Question

Dear,

I am trying to do cloud syncronization from Entra ID to Active Directory via entra website. However this is not working. In the opposite direction it does (AD -> entra ID). Does anyone have any idea how I can solve this?

I can press the “create” button but as soon as it loads I get an error message.

Title error message: “Configuring Cloud Synchronization”.

The error message I get when it failed is: “An unexpected error has occurred. Please refresh the data and try again.”

Does anyone have a solution for this?

Answer 1

This is not supported directly by Entra ID Sync. You'd need to create that user manually and leverage the soft match capability. Follow https://www.alitajran.com/sync-azure-ad-user/

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Marcin

Answer 2

To implement group write-back with Cloud Sync, follow https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/group-writeback-cloud-sync

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Answer 3

I now have 1 more problem. The synchronization has succeeded say both parties. Only I would like all my entra id users to also be in the active directory. How can I take care of this?