Identity and Access Management Support Team Blog
Support-Tip: (SYNC): Unexpected Error - 0x8023044d (SQL operation fails because of data overflow.)
NOTE A Support-Tip is the Problem / Cause / Resolution of a specific issue. ENVIRONMENT Microsoft...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 05/09/2017
Support-Info: (DOCS): Documentation Update for MIMPAM CMDLETS
All, We recently posted some new documentation around the PowerShell CMDLETs for PAM. You can find...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 05/09/2017
Support-Info: (SYNC SERVICE): Export Run Profile: Information, Testing, Troubleshooting
NOTE This is a newer version of an older blog post. Mainly formatting changes and the move to our...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 05/05/2017
Support-Tip: (PAM) MIM PAM SAMPLE Portal | HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error
PROBLEM SCENARIO DESCRIPTION: When creating the site with one of the following commands below fail...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 05/04/2017
Support-Preview: Microsoft Identity Manager Hybrid Reporting with Audit activity reports in the Azure Active Directory portal now in Public Preview (Refresh)
Hi everyone, Today, we are excited to let you know we are refreshing the Public Preview Microsoft...
Author: David Steadman-MSFT Date: 05/02/2017
Support-Tip: (PCNS) Passwords stopped synchronizing, Passwords stopped working
PRODUCT FOCUS Password Change Notification Service (PCNS) PROBLEM SCENARIO DESCRIPTION Recently...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 04/15/2017
Support-Info: Criteria Based Groups (Negative Conditions vs. Positive Conditions)
UTILIZED PRODUCTS Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Service Pack 1 (4.4.1302) SQL Server 2012 BLOG...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 04/12/2017
Support-Tip (Connectors): Creating SharePoint Profile Store Management Agent
FOCUSED PRODUCT / PRODUCT(S) USED FOR BLOG Here is the list of products, build versions that I...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 04/11/2017
Support-Info: MIM 2016 SP1 Certificate Manager Modern Application (1.0.225.104) Release
The MIM 2016 SP1 Certificate Manager Modern Application is now available. (Build 1.0.225.104)...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/28/2017
Support-Info: (INSTALLATION) Troubleshooting Installation Error 25009
PROBLEM SCENARIO DESCRIPTION Have you ever gone through the installation for the Synchronization...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/28/2017
Support-Release (MIM2016): Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 hotfix (4.4.1459.0) Released
All, We have released our latest hotfix for MIM 2016 SP1. This is build 4.4.1459. Support for SQL...
Author: David Steadman-MSFT Date: 03/28/2017
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 Portal (4.4.1459.0 or Later) - Approval Justification Entry Enhancement
Hello folks, David Steadman Here !! Today with the release of the Microsoft Identity Manager SP1...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/27/2017
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 Portal (4.4.1459.0 or Later) – Support for CustomObject (ExplicitMember) Membership Management
Hello folks, David Steadman Here!! Today with the release of the Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/27/2017
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 Portal (4.4.1459.0 or Later) - Support for FIMService Dynamic Logging
Hello folks, David Steadman Here Again!! Today with the release of the Microsoft Identity Manager...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/27/2017
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 Portal (4.4.1459.0 or Later) – Support for SCSM 2016 Reporting
Hello folks, David Steadman Here Again!! Today with the release of the Microsoft Identity Manager...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/27/2017
Using Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 Portal / Self Service Password Reset with Web Application Proxy
Hello folks, David Steadman Here !!Today we want to talk about a scenario that came by the product...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/27/2017
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 (4.4.1459.0 or Later) – Support for SQL 2016 Always On Availability Groups
Hello folks, David Steadman Here !! Today with the release of the Microsoft Identity Manager 2016...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/22/2017
Support-Info: (AADCONNECT): Azure AD Connect Sync Security Groups
FOCUSED PRODUCT Azure AD Connect 1.1.443.0 Hello. The purpose of this blog, is to discuss the...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/21/2017
Support-Tip: (AADCONNECT): Sync Rules - Precedence
PRODUCTION USED FOR THIS BLOG Azure AD Connect v1.1.281.0 Azure AD Connect v1.1.443.0 NOTE: In...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/21/2017
Support-Tip: (AADCONNECT): Custom Synchronization Rules - (Testing)
PRODUCT USED FIR THIS BLOG I utilized the following Azure AD Connect builds for the snapshots...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/13/2017
Support-Release: (Connectors): Management Agents New Release for MIM and FIM 2010 R2
We are happy to announce the release of the new connectors for Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 and...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/13/2017
Support-Warning (LIFECYCLE): Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) mainstream support is ending 10/10/2017
Hello. Please be aware that the Mainstream Support for Forefront Identity Manager 2010, 2010 R2, R2...
Author: David Steadman-MSFT Date: 02/22/2017
Support-Tip: (AADCONNECT): How to deprovision an Azure AD CS object
*** DISCLAIMER *** This blog has been put together for the purpose of illustration. You may have to...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 02/09/2017
Support Tip: BHOLD–Attestation Portal stops working
PROBLEM SCENARIO DESCRIPTION In rare cases, the BHOLD Attestation portal fails to render. In the...
Author: David Steadman-MSFT Date: 01/05/2017
[Support Tip] :: MIM 2016 SP1 Slip Stream build is now available
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 with Service Pack 1 Slipstream is now live on subscriber downloads....
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 12/13/2016
KB: SQL Server availability solutions for Microsoft Identity Manager services databases
Just a quick FYI to let you know about a new KB article we published that describes the availability...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] Date: 11/17/2016
Support-Info: (AADCONNECT): How to merge a group object with a contact object
FOCUSED PRODUCT Azure AD Connect (should be possible with all builds of AADConnect - if you run into...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 11/14/2016
On startup a system with the SSPR Rich client installed posts "Unable to Launch Web Browser"
A system with the Self Service Password Reset Rich client posts an error, "Unable to Launch Web...
Author: Walt Whitman [MSFT] Date: 11/10/2016
Support-Release: (MIM2016): Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Service Pack 1 update package
Greetings Since the release of MIM 2016 SP1 just over a month ago, we received overwhelming feedback...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 11/08/2016
Support Tip: MIM SP1 PAM install failure: CreateAuthenticationPolicyAndSilo Error The user has insufficient access rights.
When installing Microsoft Identity Manager Service Pack 1 (MIM SP1) with PAM using an installer...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 10/12/2016
Tuning FIM Service MA Export Processing
An introduction to FIM Service MA export configuration, system event requests, and FIMService...
Author: Steve Klem Date: 10/06/2016
Support-Info: (GalSync) GalSync Related Information
What is a GalSync Solution? GalSync is a Global Address List Synchronization Solution. It is a way...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 08/26/2016
[SUPPORT TIP]: How to get Sync Statistics using WMI
All, Hello. I am writing today to illustrate how you can utilize WMI and PowerShell to grab the...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 08/15/2016
Support Tip: Troubleshooting Synchronization Error: ambiguous-import-flow-from-multiple-connectors
Hello again! I am writing today on the Synchronization Error -...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 08/04/2016
[SUPPORT TIP]: FIM CM 2010 / MIM CM 2016 Admin Key Diversification and Certificate Renewal
~ Milan Milosavljevic | Senior Escalation EngineerHi everyone, Milan Milosavljevic here from the...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 08/03/2016
Support-Info: (RUN HISTORY): How to use the MIIS_RunHistory WMI Class
PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to provide an illustration of how to utilize the WMI...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 08/02/2016
[SUPPORT TIP] How to delete a single group from the Identity Management Portal using PowerShell
PURPOSE The purpose of this blog is to illustrate how to delete a single group in the FIM Portal....
Author: Walt Whitman [MSFT] Date: 07/27/2016
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.3.2266.0) is available for Microsoft Identity Manager 2016
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.3.2266.0) is available for Microsoft Identity Manager 2016...
Author: Walt Whitman [MSFT] Date: 07/18/2016
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3765.0) is available for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2
A hotfix rollup package (build 4.1.3765.0) is available for Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 07/18/2016
Now Available: MIM 2016 June Preview
Today we’re making available early access via technology previews (CTP) of some of the “work in...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 06/03/2016
[FIM Portal Access] The server principal is “S-1-9-3….” is not able to access the database. “FIMService” under the current security context
Hi Everyone! Over the past couple of days we have been working on an issue related to portal access...
Author: Keith Fleming Date: 04/28/2016
[SUPPORT TIP] How to manipulate the email suffix on Primary SMTP proxyAddress
Hello Again, GOAL Modify the primary SMTP Email Suffix within the ProxyAddresses attribute. The...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/15/2016
[SUPPORT TROUBLESHOOTING] Group Objects Sync Error: Error in evaluation of expression - securityEnabled
Hello again! So today was working on an issue where I was attempting to synchronize groups and...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/15/2016
Support-Tip: (AADCONNECT): Filtering - Control which groups sync to O365
Hello again! Today, I wanted to share a simple scenario that I recently worked on to control which...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/15/2016
[SUPPORT TROUBLESHOOTING] Duplicated Contact Objects
All! Hello again! Tim Macaulay here, SR. Support Escalation Engineer with the Microsoft Identity...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/11/2016
[NOTESCONNECTOR-INFO] Full Import returns stopped-extension-dll-exception
Content provided by Brandon James. Support Escalation Engineer of the Identity Management Team here...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/04/2016
Support-Tip: (AADCONNECT): Filter Provisioned CNF Objects
Hello again! Tim Macaulay here from the Identity Support team here at Microsoft. Recently I worked...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 03/02/2016
[INFO-SYNCSERVICE] Export with Exchange Provisioning Enabled
Hello again! Tim Macaulay, SR. Support Escalation Engineer here with the Identity Support team at...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 02/17/2016
[FIM SYNC RULE - INFO] Dealing with the Null Function in a Sync Rule
Hello. Tim Macaulay here from the FIM Support team here at Microsoft. Recently I came across an...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 02/13/2016
Support-Tip: (AADCONNECT) How to create a custom sychronization rule for attribute flow (transformation flow)
In support we see many cases come through looking to create a customized synchronization rule to...
Author: Tim Macaulay Date: 02/04/2016