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Anonymous
Sep 19, 2017

Can't get AD sync to Azure going

I want to sync my local AD to Azure.  I'm trying to install dirsync on my Server 2012 box, which is a secondary domain controller; some web pages say that's not good.   I've found lots of web pages...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Sep 20, 2017

    Sorry, I should have said that I do not have an Azure account, just an Office 365 account.

     

    But Azure AD Connect fails, see screenshot.

     

    According to Control Panel | Programs and Features dirsync is not installed.  But a couple of Azure AD thingies are installed, I'll uninstall them and see what happens then.

    • NunoAriasSilva's avatar
      NunoAriasSilva
      MVP
      Sep 20, 2017

      Hi Jon,

       

      You have to Uninstall the Dirsync and install AD Connect.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Sep 21, 2017

        Did that, failed.  But after I uninstalled some other AD Sync stuff from Programs and Features.  I got AD Directory Connect installed!  Woot!

         

        One thing that does bother me is the reccomendation to enable Active Directory Recycle Bin.  The "Learn more" link leads to a page that tells me the Recycle Bin is indeed a wonderful thing, but neither it nor the pages to which it links tells me how to do it.  I managed to Google up the instructions, but "Enable Recycle Bin" is grayed out.

    • Dean_Gross's avatar
      Dean_Gross
      Silver Contributor
      Sep 20, 2017

      FYI, your Office 365 account is stored in Azure AD. It is getting copied from your on-premises AD to Azure AD and then copied again into the directories used by SPO, EXO and SkypeForBusiness