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Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is a cloud-based platform for handling identity and access management, identity lifecycle, and identity governance workflows.

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is a cloud-based platform for handling identity and access management, identity lifecycle, and identity governance workflows.

Current Microsoft cloud services such as Azure, Office 365, Intune, Dynamics CRM, etc are powered by Entra ID (MEID).

More details available at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/.

Product group blog is at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/bg-p/Identity/

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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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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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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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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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Is there a way to programatically determine whether a Windows computer is AAD joined as SYSTEM?

I would like to be able to determine via script whether a given Windows workstation is AAD joined, Hybrid AD joined, or on-prem AD joined. I would like to run this script from the RMM I'm using so I can store those results in the RMM and be able to…
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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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Local username Windows 10 Azure AD Microsoft 365

Is it possible to change the local username (C:\Users\xxx) on a AAD joined Windows 10 computer? Long version: Setup & Info: Windows 10 Business, Azure AD joined computer. Cloud only with "Microsoft 365". Intune MDM. When a tenant user are logged…
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Windows 2016 Server on site domain join with Azure AD

My company has their entire user/group architecture in the cloud using Azure. We recently purchased a Windows 2016 Server machine and I have been asked to set it up so that we can use our Azure accounts. I need to do simple things like file sharing…
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Is there a way to remove my account from an Azure Active Directory?

A while ago I was added to an Azure Active Directory that was managed by someone else, but I no longer have access to any of the subscriptions or resources that belong to the AAD. Is there any way that I can remove myself from this AAD so that it no…
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