Azure AD Connect – Connect Active Directory with Azure Active Directory

How to sync or connect Local Active Directory with Azure Active Directory (Office 365)

Follow this link having all details of Azure AD Connect : Azure AD Connect

4 points which I want to highlight are as follows:-

1. Will the accounts which are disabled in local AD be synced to Office 365 ?
   Ans – Yes, the accounts which are disabled in the local AD will be synced to Office 365, however they will be in blocked state which means they will not be able to login in any O365 applications, unless they are enabled.
2. How to merge two same accounts which are their on local AD as well as in Office 365?
   Ans – To merge the accounts, you need to update the “proxyaddress” attribute in Local Active Directory with the email address of the user which is available in Azure AD (Office 365). For updating the proxyaddress attribute, go to user properties and click on “Attribute Editor”. Follow the below convention to set the value:-
   SMTP:<email address>
   E.g. – SMTP:abc@xyz.com
3. Is there a control panel of some type that allows us to force a synchronization of accounts and passwords, or is it set to a schedule?
   Ans – The software Azure AD Connect, will automatically schedule itself for every 30 mins of sync.
4. Before we perform the live account sync, which password (on-premise or Azure) will take precedence?
   Ans – On Premise password will take precedence.

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