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Questions tagged [azure-active-directory]

Azure Active Directory is a Microsoft platform for handling identity and authorization requirements for cloud applications.

Azure Active Directory is a Microsoft platform for handling authentication and authorization requirements for cloud applications.

Current Microsoft cloud services such as Office 365, Windows Intune, Dynamics CRM etc are powered by Azure AD (AAD).

More details available at http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/active-directory/

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Difference between an Azure AD "directory" and an Azure AD "tenant"?

Hopefully this is a quick answer: I'm starting some work with Azure AD and a term I'm seeing over and over is an Azure AD "tenant". It seems to be synonymous and used interchangeably with an Azure AD "directory", but is it? I'm probably just being…
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Why should you not restore a DC that was backed up 6 months ago?

Why should you not restore a DC that was backed up 6 months ago? As I am learning Active Directory Domain Services I came across this question in one of the blogs but I was unable to find a detailed answer. So please can anybody explain this concept…
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Azure backup vs Snapshots

I'm an azure newbie and just trying to understand Azure better. My questions are specific to backing up Linux VMs in Azure. Please help me in understanding it better. I read that Azure backup takes snapshots and then uploads them to the vault. I'm…
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Using Azure AD to push Group Policy settings

I am trying to use Azure Active Directory instead of using a traditional domain controller. I would like to use Azure AD to authenticate users and to push GPO settings, such as folder redirection, drive mappings and Windows 10 privacy settings. I…
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Azure AD Connect Password Sync

Windows 2012 R2, fully updated/activated Roles: ADDS, ADFS Installed Azure AD Connect latest version (only software installed other than updates) Other applicable services: Office 365 (Business Premium licensing), Azure AD Premium Having a problem…
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Use Azure Active Directory as RADIUS server for VPN gateway?

I'm using Azure Active Directory (Premium, with full MFA). I've set up a VPN gateway and would like users to be able to authenticate to it using their Azure AD username and password (instead of certificates). From everything I read, this should be…
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The specified module 'MSOnline' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory

For one of my applications I have a Windows service (on Windows Server 2012 R2 x64) which role is to execute many jobs on differents schedules and triggers. One of them is to reset a user password on Office 365. The server on which the service runs…
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azure cli not able login using command line option

When I try to login using azure cli by providing username and password. I get error az login -u myemail@email.com -p plaintextpassword The user name might be invalid. For cross-check, try 'az login' to authenticate through browser. When I use…
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How do I disconnect from Connect-MsolService in PowerShell

I have used below command to initiates a connection to Azure Active Directory in Power Shell. Connect-​Msol​Service I have completed required operations, But how do I disconnect? Do I wait till session expiry?!
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Bulk License Office 365 Users by OU with PowerShell

I'm trying to do something that I don't think should be too complicated of a fix. My end goal: I have certain users in one AD OU that need to use a certain license in Office 365, and different users in a different OU that get a different…
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Azure ARM Templates for deleting the resources

I know we can create infrastructure using ARM templates. Can we do the same for deleting the Resources. I dont want to delete all the entire resource group but few resources in a resource group. Is this possible through ARM Templates?
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Azure AD SAML2 SSO wrong NameID format

I am trying to integrate a SaaS application with an autonomous (not federated with anything) Azure Active Directory for SSO purposes. The SaaS application (the Service Provider) is SAML2 compliant (SP-initiated), so this should work. However, inside…
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Cannot add verified publisher MPN ID to Azure multi-tenant app

To allow the users of our platform to sign in using their Microsoft account, we've created an app in our Azure Active Directory as per the documentation. I configured everything appropriately, until noticing you're required to be a verified…
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Azure AD migrating from cloud to on-premises

Has anyone migrated a fully developed Azure AD to on-premises DCs? I work at a small tech start-up that grown. We have been using Azure AD for years with O365, security groups, enterprise apps, etc. I setup AD DS a while back and it has been…
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How to mail-enable an existing Azure AD security group?

In a cloud-only Azure AD & Office 365 setup (in other words, no AD DS and no ADConnect), I have several security groups with assigned membership. I would like to mail-enable these. The users who are members of the groups all have Office 365…
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