Category: AWS/Azure/OpenShift

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AD Connect Sync Service Not Running: Start ADSync to Continue

13/07/202001/10/2024

AD Connect Sync Service Not Running: Start ADSync to Continue

The Azure Active Directory Connect synchronization services (now called Entra ID Connect sync) serve as a key component in the identity synchronization process. This service efficiently manages all operations related to synchronizing identity data between your on-premises environment and Azure Active Directory (Entra ID). In this article, we shall discuss how to fix AD Connect…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Enter connection information for your on-premise directory or forests: Azure AD connect unable to connect directory, forest not available

13/07/202008/04/2024

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Enter connection information for your on-premise directory or forests: Azure AD connect unable to connect directory, forest not available

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) has been renamed as Microsoft Entra ID. It is an identity and access management solution from Microsoft that helps organizations secure and manage identities for hybrid and multicloud environments. In this article, we shall discuss the fix “Enter connection information for your on-premise directory or forests: Azure AD connect unable to…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

AD Connect Error: The Synchronisation service scheduler is currently synchronization and the configuration change cannot be made at this time

13/07/202018/09/2023

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AD Connect Error: The Synchronisation service scheduler is currently synchronization and the configuration change cannot be made at this time

Azure AD is a service that provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud. With Pass-through Authentication, users are able to sign in to both on-premises and cloud-based applications using the same credentials. When synchronized and the user performs a sign-in request to cloud applications, this feature validates users’ credentials directly against your on-premises…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

How to sync on-premises AD with Azure AD via Azure AD Connect

13/07/202028/03/2024

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Azure AD is a service that provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud. With Pass-through Authentication, users are able to sign in to both on-premises and cloud-based applications using the same credentials. In this guide, you will learn how to sync on-premises AD with Azure AD via Azure AD Connect. Please see how…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

The password has expired, update your password and try again

10/07/202027/03/2023

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The password has expired, update your password and try again

Azure AD Connect is an on-premises Microsoft application that’s designed to meet and accomplish your hybrid identity goals. The following error will be prompted if you wish to perform an on-premise synchronisation to the Azure Active Directory environment. See the following guide on how to integrate your on-premise AD to Azure AD. Please see the following…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Add or delete users and set permissions in Azure AD

06/07/202002/06/2023

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Add or delete users and set permissions in Azure AD

In Azure Active Directory, user accounts are granted a set of default permissions. A user account in Azure depends on one or all of the following, type of user, role assignments, and their ownership of individual objects. See this guide for reasons to deploy AAD and how to set up an Azure AD Tenant. There are different…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

How to add and verify a custom domain name to Azure Active Directory

06/07/202018/09/2023

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How to add and verify a custom domain name to Azure Active Directory

After you create your directory, you can add your custom domain name. Every new AAD tenant comes with an initial domain name, <domainname>.onmicrosoft.com. You can’t change or delete the initial domain name, but you can add your organization’s names. Adding custom domain names helps you to create user names that are familiar to your users, such…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Microsoft Azure Active Directory: How to setup Azure AD Tenant

06/07/202018/09/2023

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Azure tenant is a dedicated and trusted instance of Azure Active Directory (AD) that’s automatically created when your organization signs up for a Microsoft cloud service subscription, such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Intune, or Office 365. An Azure tenant represents a single organization. Therefore, in order to use Azure AD, you must become a “tenant” within…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Configure Windows Server using EC2 Launch

17/05/202025/03/2023

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Configure Windows Server using EC2 Launch

EC2Launch is a set of Windows PowerShell scripts that replaces the EC2Config service on Windows Server 2016 and later AMIs. On how to launch an EC2 instance on Windows Server 2016, see the following link for more information. Please refer to these articles on Driver Management on AWS, Windows clients, and servers. “How to remove a…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Lifecycle rules: Transition to Glacier still appears in s3

17/05/202011/09/2023

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Lifecycle rules: Transition to Glacier still appears in s3

Amazon S3 Glacier and S3 Glacier Deep Archive are secure, durable, and extremely low-cost Amazon S3 cloud storage classes for data archiving and long-term backup. They are designed to deliver 99.999999999% durability and provide comprehensive security and compliance capabilities that can help meet even the most stringent regulatory requirements. Customers can store data for as…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

How to create an AMI from the Command line

16/05/202025/09/2024

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In this article, we will discuss how to create an AMI from the Command line. Amazon Machine Images (AMI) provides the information required to launch an instance, which is a virtual server in the cloud. You must specify a source AMI when you launch an instance. Please see how to Import Virtual Machines to AWS…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Why am I unable to ping the Public IP Address of an EC2 instance

16/05/202001/10/2024

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Why am I unable to ping the Public IP Address of an EC2 instance

Ping is a network administration utility that tests the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol network. In this article, we will explain “Why am I unable to ping the Public IP Address of an EC2 instance”. This command helps troubleshoot device accessibility between two endpoints. Here are some related articles: Ping request could…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift

What to note before assigning Multiple IPs’ to an Instance

16/05/202025/03/2024

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What to note before assigning Multiple IPs’ to an Instance

You can specify multiple private IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for your instances. The number of network interfaces and private IPv4 and IPv6 addresses that you can specify for an instance depends on the instance type. In this article, we will discuss “What to note before assigning Multiple IPs’ to an Instance”. Please see Add or…

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