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MicrosoftThis evening we're experiencing a MSOnline "fire drill" where it is temporarily blocked to "help" us find places that will be broken in a month or two.
One of the PowerShell scripts I have that uses it updates UserPrincipalName for users, because back in the day the sync process wouldn't. I went to see if what Copilot told me about the sync configuration to get it flowing automatically was on track but I couldn't because while authenticating I got the message "An error occurred while executing the An error occurred while executing the 'Get-MsolUserRole' command. Access Denied. You do not have permissions to call this cmdlet. command. Learn more" (The broken-sounding message is faithfully reproduced here.)
We are running version 2.3.20.0 which https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-version-history#retiring-microsoft-entra-connect-2x-versions states is supported until October 7, 2025. I don't know how it can be supported if it relies on the MSOnline module that will be gone months before.
I've got other projects with deadlines, too. I don't need this kind of fire drill and this uncertainty.
Microsoftso far I see the version: 2.3.20.0 is supported until March 31st 2025:
| Version | End of support date |
|---|---|
| 2.3.2.0 | 31 Mar 2025 (To align with the security change released in version 2.4.18.0) |
| 2.3.6.0 | 31 Mar 2025 (To align with the security change released in version 2.4.18.0) |
| 2.3.8.0 | 31 Mar 2025 (To align with the security change released in version 2.4.18.0) |
| 2.3.20.0 | 31 Mar 2025 (To align with the security change released in version 2.4.18.0) |
from: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-version-history#retiring-microsoft-entra-connect-2x-versions
It was October 7th until February 21, and then they changed it. If you look, you'll see they changed it again to April 7th to align with what I pointed out they had announced in the Message Center last fall. If you click the pencil at the top of the document, you can see the edit history. https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/entra-docs/blob/main/docs/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-version-history.md
Microsoftyes. this is true. you can continue to use those versions - what I do not recommend as the product won't work as expected. Newer versions are not affected by this change.
I do not see any issue, why an in-place upgrade - takes max 15 min - would not be possible. If you need any further help, feel free to raise a support request.
