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MBTSBV
Jun 06, 2024Copper Contributor
Sync mail attribute from Entra ID to local Active Direcotry
Hello, First question here and can't seem to find the answer anywhere. I have an existing sync with Entra Connect/Azure AD connect, however for local LDAP purposes I need to have the "mail" att...
VasilMichev
Jun 06, 2024MVP
Synchronization is always one way, from AD to Entra. The only exception is when you have the "Hybrid" setting enabled, which allows a limited set of attributes to be synced back, as detailed here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-sync-attributes-synchronized#exchange-hybrid-writeback
"Mail" is not ones of those attributes, but proxyAddresses is, so perhaps you can leverage that.
"Mail" is not ones of those attributes, but proxyAddresses is, so perhaps you can leverage that.