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On Prem AD to Azure AD Sync

Tshwarelo Mashigo 20 Reputation points
2024-05-03T08:08:35.4666667+00:00

Hi guys, i have recovered an On-Prem DC from backup that had AAD sync, however users who were created in the last 6 month are missing, but they do appear on the Azure AD. I have re-created the last 6 months users on the On-Prem AD, now i want to sync them to Azure without them losing their old mailboxes, how to i go about it?

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  1. Marcin Policht 13,020 Reputation points MVP
    2024-05-03T09:16:30.8133333+00:00

    Use soft-matching

    https://dirteam.com/sander/2020/03/27/explained-user-hard-matching-and-soft-matching-in-azure-ad-connect/

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    hth

    Marcin

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  1. Akhilesh 5,325 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-05-06T15:04:17.2233333+00:00

    Hi @Tshwarelo MashigoThank you for posting your query on Q&A!

    To answer your question Yes, it is possible to sync on-premises AD Users with existing Azure AD Users without losing the old mailboxes.

    For more information, please follow the bellow articles

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-install-existing-tenant#sync-with-existing-users-in-microsoft-entra-id

    How to Sync On-Prem AD With Existing Azure AD Users

    Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

    Thanks,

    Akhilesh.

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