Create an On-Premises OLSync Service Account for Live@edu
Applies to: Live@edu
Important
Outlook Live Directory Sync (OLSync) is the synchronization solution for Microsoft Live@edu customers. If you are running a cloud-based e-mail service with Microsoft Office 365 for enterprises, you must use the Microsoft Online Services Directory Synchronization tool to synchronize your directories.
To collect up-to-date information from the on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) or Active Directory directory service, you need to give Outlook Live Directory Sync (OLSync) authorization to access data and view replicated data in the directory. Here's how:
- Create a OLSync service account to access the on-premise domains by creating a user account in the on-premises Active Directory forest.
- Grant "Replicating directory changes" permissions on the OLSync service account.
The OLSync service account that you created in step 1 must have permissions on the on-premises domains to view replicated directory changes. Perform the following steps in each domain where OLSync needs to access account data.- Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
- On the View menu, click Advanced Features.
- In the tree view, right-click the domain node for the on-premises provisioning domain, and then click Properties.
- On the domain Properties page, select the Security tab.
- On the Security tab, click Add, and enter the alias for the OLSync service account. In the search results, select the OLSync service account. Under Permissions for <OLSync service account name>, select the Allow box that corresponds with the permission, "Replicating directory changes."
- Click Apply and then click OK.
- (Optional) If you have configured OLSync to merge and copy the X500 addresses from Outlook Live recipient objects to the corresponding recipient objects in your on-premises Active Directory, you must add the OLSync service account to the Domain Administrators security group in each domain where OLSync needs to access user data. For more information about how to copy X500 addresses, see Parameters for the OLSync Hosted Management Agent for Live@edu.
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Implement Outlook Live Directory Sync for Live@edu
- How Outlook Live Directory Sync Works for Live@edu
- Plan Your Outlook Live Directory Sync Deployment for Live@edu
- Deploy Outlook Live Directory Sync for Live@edu
- OLSync Prerequisites for Live@edu
- Prepare Your On-Premises Organization for OLSync for Live@edu
- Create an OLSync Service Account in Outlook Live for Live@edu
- Create an On-Premises OLSync Service Account for Live@edu
- Run OLSync Setup for Live@edu
- Configure the OLSync Hosted Management Agent for Live@edu
- Specify the On-Premises Organizational Units that are Synchronized to Outlook Live for Live@edu
- Configure Password Change Notification Service (PCNS) for use with OLSync for Live@edu (optional)
- Perform a Full OLSync Synchronization to Outlook Live for Live@edu
- Verify OLSync Synchronization to Outlook Live for Live@edu
- Perform Subsequent OLSync Data Synchronizations to Outlook Live for Live@edu
- Outlook Live Directory Sync for Live@edu Reference