You can use to synchronize SID history between user or group objects in two Active Directory domains. For example, you can synchronize SID history when migrating users from one Active Directory domain to the other.
NOTE: Consider the following when synchronizing SID history:
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To read SID data in the source Active Directory domain, you can use the sIDHistory or objectSid attribute.
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To write SID data to the target Active Directory domain, always use the sIDHistory attribute.
To synchronize SID history of users or groups
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Install Capture Agent on all domain controllers in the source and target Active Directory domains you want to participate in the SID history synchronization.
For more information on how to install Capture Agent, see Managing Capture Agent.
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Use the Specified domain controller option to connect to the source and target domains.
For more information on how to connect to an Active Directory domain, see Creating an Active Directory connection.
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Create a new or choose an existing creating or updating synchronization step for the source and target domains.
If you use an updating synchronization step, ensure that user objects in the source domain are properly mapped to their counterparts in the target domain. For more information on mapping objects, see Mapping objects.
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Configure the synchronization step to do the following:
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Read SID data in the source Active Directory domain. For this purpose, you can use the sIDHistory attribute or the objectSid attribute, or both.
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Write SID data to the target Active Directory domain by using the sIDHistory attribute.
To read attribute values in the source domain and write them to the target domain, you can configure attribute modification rules in your sync workflow step. For more information, see Modifying attribute values by using rules.
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Run the created step to synchronize SID history.
This section explains how to create or modify a connection to an AD LDS (ADAM) instance so that could work with data in that data system.
To create a connection to an AD LDS (ADAM) instance, you need to use in conjunction with a special connector called AD LDS (ADAM) Connector. This connector is included in the package.
The AD LDS (ADAM) Connector supports the following features:
Table 5: AD LDS (ADAM) Connector – Supported features
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Bidirectional synchronization
Specifies whether you can both read and write data in the connected data system. |
Yes |
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Delta processing mode
Specifies whether the connection can process only the data that has changed in the connected data system since the last synchronization operation. This reduces the overall synchronization duration. |
Yes |
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Password synchronization
Specifies whether you can synchronize user passwords from an Active Directory (AD) domain to the connected data system. |
Yes |
To create a new connection
- In the , open the Connections tab.
- Click Add connection, then use the following options:
- Connection name: Type a descriptive name for the connection.
- Use the specified connector: Select AD LDS (ADAM) Connector.
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Click Next.
- On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
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Server: Type the fully qualified domain name of the computer on which the AD LDS (ADAM) instance to which you want to connect is running.
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Port: Type the LDAP communication port number used by the AD LDS (ADAM) instance.
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Advanced: Click to specify advanced settings for connecting to the AD LDS (ADAM) instance.
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Test Connection: Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
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Click Finish to create a connection to the AD LDS (ADAM) instance.
To modify connection settings
- In the , open the Connections tab.
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Click Connection settings below the existing AD LDS (ADAM) instance connection you want to modify.
- On the Connection Settings tab, click the Specify connection settings item to expand it and use the following options:
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Server: Type the fully qualified domain name of the computer on which the AD LDS (ADAM) instance to which you want to connect is running.
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Port: Type the LDAP communication port number used by the AD LDS (ADAM) instance.
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Advanced: Click to specify advanced settings for connecting to the AD LDS (ADAM) instance.
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Test Connection: Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
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Optionally, you can narrow the number of AD LDS (ADAM) objects participating in the connection scope by setting up filter conditions. On the Connection Settings tab, click the Advanced item to expand it, and then use the following list columns:
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Object type: Use this column to select the AD LDS (ADAM) object types for which you want to configure filter conditions: click Add Object Type to add an object type to the list. Once you have added an object type to the list, use the Filter condition column to specify a condition the objects of that type must meet in order to participate in the connection scope.
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Filter condition: Use this column to specify a filter condition for the corresponding AD LDS (ADAM) object type. To specify a filter condition, type an LDAP query. The AD LDS (ADAM) objects that meet the specified filter condition will participate in the connection scope. When no filter condition specified for an object type, all objects that belong to that type participate in the connection scope.
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When you are finished, click Save.
