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Difficulty: Very hardUsers and Groups in Microsoft Entra ID

An organization utilizes Microsoft Entra Connect to synchronize user accounts from an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain to a cloud-based Microsoft Entra ID tenant. An administrator attempts to add a synchronized user named User-Alpha (whose current department is Marketing) to a dynamic group named Group-Sales (configured with the membership rule `(user.department -eq "Sales")`) by changing User-Alpha's department attribute to Sales directly in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

Is it true that this action successfully updates User-Alpha's department attribute in Microsoft Entra ID and adds them to the dynamic group?

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Answer

It is false that the action successfully updates User-Alpha's department attribute in Microsoft Entra ID and adds them to the dynamic group.
The correct answer is False because the user account is synchronized from an on-premises directory, meaning its department attribute cannot be changed in the cloud via the Microsoft Entra admin center. Since the attribute remains unchanged, the user does not satisfy the dynamic group membership rule.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the source of authority for the user object.
User-Alpha is synchronized from an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services domain using Microsoft Entra Connect, making the on-premises domain the source of authority.
The source of authority determines where user attributes can be modified.
2
Evaluate the write permissions for synchronized attributes.
Synchronized attributes (such as department) are write-protected and read-only within Microsoft Entra ID; they cannot be updated directly in the Microsoft Entra admin center.
Azure Active Directory Connect maintains a unidirectional synchronization flow for these core user attributes from on-premises to cloud.
3
Assess the outcome of the administrator's action.
The attempt to edit the attribute in the Microsoft Entra admin center fails, User-Alpha's department remains Marketing, and they are not added to the Group-Sales dynamic group.
Dynamic membership rules evaluate the actual values stored in Microsoft Entra ID, which remain unchanged.

Key Concept

Source of authority for synchronized identities and its impact on Microsoft Entra ID dynamic groups.
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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