How-to Exempt a User From Sync

Created by Antonio Ortiz, Modified on Tue, 10 Dec at 1:44 PM by Yves Lacombe

Issue:


For some reason, you want to keep a user in their current state and not have the automatic synchronisation change it's state.  


FIX:

ADDING A USER ACCOUNT FOR EXEMPTION

  1. While on the Azure Active Directory Sync Summary page, expand the Adding or Updating table.
  2. Check the checkbox next to the object(s) you wish to exempt.
  3. Click on Exempt Selected.
The object will be removed from the selected table and be moved to Exempt from sync table. It will no longer be subject to Azure AD changes.

REMOVING A USER ACCOUNT FROM EXEMPTION

  1. While on the Azure Active Directory Sync Summary page, expand the Exempt from sync table.
  2. Identify the object you wish to remove from exemption,.
  3. Click on Add to Sync.
The object will be removed from the exemption table and no longer be exempt from Azure AD changes.