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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
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.

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NunoAriasSilva
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Sep 20, 2017

Hi Jon,

 

You have to Uninstall the Dirsync and install AD Connect.

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    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.