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Retain the same email address value across two objects in Azure AD (Guest and Local)
Howdy Techies!
This might sound stupid but thought to throw it here anyway to see if anyone managed to work around this in any possible alternative ways.
I have a very specific need to retain the same email address across two Azure AD accounts. One is a guest and the other is a local account in the same tenancy. The purpose is to allow one of the SaaS app to use the local account while the other Guest Account will be used to access Teams channel. I have tried to create a separate accounts and some other workarounds but failed due to conflicts.
Why not a single account for both purposes!, you may ask. Its a very specific scenario and could not afford to use a single account due to multiple business reasons.
Really appreciate any thoughts/ideas !!
Thank you!
Manoj K
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Same email address (proxyAddress) for both a Guest account and a local account in Azure AD/Entra ID is not allowed. It will enforce the uniqueness of proxy addresses across all directory objects, which means any attempt to duplicate them will result in conflicts. You may consolidate to access under a single identity or, where separation is required, adjust the UPN or email alias of the Guest account to ensure uniqueness.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1246855/how-to-have-a-guest-user-and-hybrid-user-with-same
