Cannot Recreate Azure AD ‘Local’ AD Connector
KB ID 0001659 Problem While trying to fix another Azure AD Replication problem today I managed to delete one of the connectors (the one for the local ‘on-prem’ Active Directory). In an effort to ‘recreate’ it, I ran the ‘Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect’ and went to ‘Customise the Synchronisation Options’. Unfortunately I got this error; The forest {forest-name} cannot be added...
Unable to Connect to the Synchronisation Service
KB ID 0001649 Problem I’m doing some work for a client that has Azure AD Sync running, and we keep kicking each other off the server, so I thought I’d login with another account. However, when I tried to open the Synchronisation Service Manager; Unable to connect to the Synchronisation Service Some possible reasons are: 1) The service is not started. 2) Your account is not a member of the requires security group. See the...
AAD Contains Another Object With The Same DN
KB ID 0001638 Problem I’ve seen this a few times now, I’ve had users that will not sync from Active Directory to Azure Active Directory (Office 365). When you look to see why, you will see something like; The Connector {Your-Domain}.onmicrosoft.com – AAD contains another object with the same DN which is already connected to the MV. Note: For the uninitiated, DN is Distinguished Name, and MV is MetaVerse. If you...