AADConnect PowerShell: Manual operations

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Importing PowerShell Module

 Import-Module ADSync

Check current sync schedule

 Get-ADSyncScheduler

To set sync interval to every 3 hours

Set-AdSyncScheduler -customizedsycncecleinterval 03:00:00

Start by telling the scheduler to stop its current cycle with the PowerShell cmdlet 

 Stop-ADSyncSyncCycle

To initiate a full sync cycle, run

 Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Initial

Force Synchronisation

It could be that you have an urgent change which must be synchronized immediately which is why you need to manually run a cycle.

 Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta

To check current sync status

 Get-ADSyncConnectorRunStatus

Example,

 PS C:\Users\Administrator> Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta

 PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-ADSyncConnectorRunStatus

    RunState ConnectorName

    -------- -------------

    Busy mfa01.onmicrosoft.com - AAD

 

Manual sync for password

 $adConnector  = "mfalab3.com"

 $aadConnector = "mfa01.onmicrosoft.com - AAD"

 $c = Get-ADSyncConnector -Name $adConnector

 $p = New-Object Microsoft.IdentityManagement.PowerShell.ObjectModel.ConfigurationParameter “Microsoft.Synchronize.ForceFullPasswordSync”, String, ConnectorGlobal, $null, $null, $null

 $p.Value = 1

 $c.GlobalParameters.Remove($p.Name)

 $c.GlobalParameters.Add($p)

 $c = Add-ADSyncConnector -Connector $c

 Set-ADSyncAADPasswordSyncConfiguration -SourceConnector $adConnector -TargetConnector $aadConnector -Enable $false

 Set-ADSyncAADPasswordSyncConfiguration -SourceConnector $adConnector -TargetConnector $aadConnector -Enable $true

Example

 PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-ADSyncAADPasswordSyncConfiguration -SourceConnector $adConnector

 SourceConnector  TargetConnector  Enabled

 ---------------  --------------- -------

 mfalab3.com mfa01.onmicrosoft.com - AAD  False