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Using AD Security Groups for SPO Access
PeterRising Hi Peter - I create a Security Group in our AD and I can see that it syncs up as I can see it on our Azure AD as well. When I use this Security Group and add it for Site permissions on our SPO, the group adds as a Domain Group but takes a long time for the users in that group to actually gain access via the Domain Group.
E.g. I add a Domain Group called AD-Site-Owners with John Doe, after adding in SPO, I use the Check Permissions function and search for John Doe - he comes up with Access: None or Limited Access. If I wait till the next day, I can see him granted access via AD-Site-Owners.
Is this normal and is there any way to speed up the time it takes for this to happen?
Ah I see. Yes I've had mixed results with this method in the past, and I must admit that when it comes to SP Online Sites, I favour the use of SP groups as opposed to AD synced or Azure AD Groups. It just works a whole lot better (in my own opinion that is).