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Get Office 365 cloud-only or AD-only users through Powershell
edited by on November 5th 2015, at 10:49

The Office365 Admin portal clearly shows which users are synced to AD and which are cloud only. In Powershell, this is less clear. To find out which are cloud-only, you need to check the value of LastDirSyncTime. If it is empty, then the user was never synced from AD, and thus, is a cloud-only user.

Log on to your Office 365 tenant through Powershell, then run:

Get cloud-only users:

Get-MsolUser -All | Where { $_.LastDirSyncTime -eq $null }

Get synchronized-only users:

Get-MsolUser -All | Where { $_.LastDirSyncTime -ne $null }
 
AD Sync does not sync password changes to Office365 (Event ID 611)
edited by on October 19th 2015, at 12:59
When users change their passwords of their on-premise AD account, these changes are not replicated to Office365 (Azure AD). In the event log of the server running AD Sync, event 611 is logged:

Event ID 611
Password synchronization failed for domain: constoso.com.

Details:
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapException: The operation was aborted because the client side timeout limit was exceeded.

To resolve the issue, a registry setting has to be changed on the server running AD Sync, followed by a reboot:

On the server running AD Sync, open regedit.

Navigate to the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Ldap

Set the value of LdapClientIntegrity to 0.

Restart the se  ...
 
Office 365 AD Sync: force a full password re-sync
edited by on October 19th 2015, at 12:59
When running an Office 365 with Active Directory synchronisation from your on-premise domain, you may encounter the issue where passwords for one, some or all accounts do not sync anymore. This can particularly happen if changes were made to the configuration of the AD sync (such as change in OUs, change of rules, etc.).

If you're using Azure Active Directory Sync tool (old method) for synchronisation, on the server running AD sync, start Powershell, then run these:

Import-Module DirSyncSet-FullPasswordSyncRestart-Service FIMSynchronizationService -Force

Run the following Powershell script on the server running Azure AD Sync Service or Azure AD Connect:

$adConnector = "contoso.com&  ...
 
Deploying Office365 apps with Office Deployment Tool
edited by on October 9th 2015, at 11:06
In larger environments, installing Office from Office365 can be tedious work. Because of how the installation works (Click-to-Run principal), every user would have to log on to Office365 Portal to download and run the installer, and then stream Office to each computer. From a management perspective, this isn't really a good idea. Luckily, Microsoft has updated their Office Deployment Tool to support Click-to-Run, and that includes Office365.

Using Office Deployment Tool to deploy Office365 is pretty straight-forward and does not require much in terms of dependencies or prerequisites. It is also possible to use the deployment tool to deploy Office365 through System Center Configuration Manag  ...
 
Office 2016 Deployment Tool for Office365 ProPlus
edited by on October 9th 2015, at 10:06
With the release of Office 2016, Microsoft has also released the Office 2016 Deployment Tool (download here).

New features for Office Deployment Tool:

Specify which update branch to use.

Specify which language accessory packs to install.

The download of Office Deployment Tool contains a sample configuration.xml. Check out the Reference for Click-to-Run configuration.xml file for a complete reference on what can be configured.

Aside of some minor additional options to the configuration XML, using the Office Deployment Tool hasn't change very much, so this article about how to configure and use Office Deployment Tool for Office 365 is still valid.

More information about updating to Offic  ...
 
Renew certificates on ADFS 3.0 (2012 R2)
edited by on August 24th 2015, at 16:20
Occasionally (usually once a year), you may have to renew your SSL certificate of your Active Directory Federation Services server, used for your Office 365 Single Sign-On setup. In past versions, this was done quite easily through IIS. However, since 2012 R2 (a.k.a. ADFS 3.0), ADFS no longer uses IIS and it gets a little bit more complicated.

Outlined in this short article are the steps you need to do in order to renew or replace your SSL certificate on a Windows 2012 R2 server, running ADFS 3.0.

First, renew or request a new SSL certificate through your Certificate Authority (such as GoDaddy, Enom, etc.). How to do this depends greatly on the CA. As ADFS on 2012 R2 no longer uses IIS, yo  ...
 
"Item not found" error for Office365 users with on-premise mailbox
edited by on August 18th 2015, at 15:07
If you have an Exchange Hybrid Configuration setup, you may have some users that use services of Office365 but still have their mailbox on-premise. These users probably have an Office365 license assigned to them. Selecting these users from the Users list in the Office365 Admin Portal reveals the following message when viewing the primary e-mail address for such a user:

Error
The items you're trying to open couldn't be found.

Additionally, the same error is displayed when attempting to view or edit Exchange Online properties for such a user.

The error is actually a "bug" in the Office365 Admin Portal, caused because the user has an Exchange Online license assigned. Because of thi  ...
 
Configure DNS for Office 365 using DirectAdmin
edited by on August 17th 2015, at 13:25
EDIT: highlight required trailing dots + added CNAME for msoid.

If you're using a hosting provider which uses DirectAdmin for its DNS management, it may be a hassle to correctly configure DNS records for Office 365, mainly because of syntax issues. After some trial-and-error and googling, I finally managed to correctly devise the proper syntax to configure Exchange Online and Lync Online.

The set up of the entries below is a left and right field in the DNS management, safe for MX-records, which are set up elsewhere. For most services, don't forget to add the trailing . at the end of each record pointing to a Microsoft Server. Otherwise, resolving will incorrectly add your own do  ...
 
Office 365 Hybrid setup: no free/busy information - mail migration fails
edited by on August 14th 2015, at 12:29
Setting up a hybrid configuration between Office 365 and on-premise Exchange may seem straight forward, but there are a lot of pitfalls to tackle. One of the more frequent issues is a problem with free/busy information not being visible, or the inability to migrate mailboxes from/to Exchange Online.

Additionally, you may have received this error during the initial configuration of the hybrid setup:

Hybrid Configuration Wizard
Office 365 was unable to communicate with your on-premises Autodiscover endpoint. This is typically due to incorrect DNS or firewall configuration. The Office 365 tenant is currently configured to use the following URL for Autodiscover queries from the Office 365 tena  ...
 
Office365 hybrid config: cookies not enabled error in EAC
edited by on August 14th 2015, at 09:14

In an Office365 hybrid configuration, you may get the following error after the Sign in to Office 365 prompt in the EAC:

Error
412
Cookies Are Disabled :(
Please make sure that you enabled cookies in your browser settings and that your Exchange Admininstration Center domain has been added to trusted sites or local intranet zones.

To resolve, you need to do just that:

  1. Go to Internet Options, tab Security.
  2. Click the Intranet zone, then click the Websites button, then the Advanced button.
  3. Add your EAC FQDN to the list (e.g. https://exchange01.contoso.com/).
  4. Completely close the browser, then log back in.
 
Skype for Business standalone
edited by on August 13th 2015, at 15:55

There's no direct installer available for Skype for Business, as it is part of Office Pro Plus, but if you have enough with the basic version (i.e. you're missing a couple of enterprise grade features), you can get Skype for Business by first installing Lync Basic, then install the required updates to turn Lync into Skype for Business.

  1. Microsoft Lync Basic 2013
  2. Install these two patches:
 
Azure AD Connect replaces DirSync
edited by on June 26th 2015, at 14:50

Microsoft has released the Azure Active Directory Connect to the general public. Azure AD Connect replaces (although "incorporates" is a better word) DirSync as the new tool to set up synchronization between your on-premise Active Directory and Azure Active Directory, including Office 365.

The current version of Azure AD Connect is only the beginning. Microsoft has announced a lot more features, which will be made available in the next versions.

More information and installation resources: https://azure.microsoft.com/nl-nl/documentation/articles/active-directory-aadconnect/

 
New look for Office365 OWA with Gmail-style avatars
edited by on June 5th 2015, at 15:04

Office365 Outlook Web Access (OWA) has been updated with a new look. Most notable is the presence of Gmail-style avatars for the contacts:

 
E-mail signature with images in Office365 OWA
edited by on May 29th 2015, at 14:43
You can set up an e-mail signature in Office365's OWA (also works with on-premise Exchange 2013 OWA) quite easily. While it's no problem to apply any kind of formatting to your signature, you'll find out that adding images is not as straight forward.

To set up an e-mail signature, follow the steps below.

For best results, use either Internet Explorer or Firefox. Google Chrome has some (minor) issues with OWA.

Log onto OWA. For Office365, this is https://outlook.office365.com/.

Click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner, and choose Options.

In the left tree, follow Mail > Layout > Email signature.

Edit your signature, or copy/paste it from another source (e.g. Word).
If you   ...
 
Limitations for OneDrive for Business
edited by on April 22nd 2015, at 12:25
There are limitations to using OneDrive for Business to synchronize items.

Maximum items* for OneDrive for Business20 000Maximum items* per Sharepoint document library5 000*** Files and folders.
** You can synchronize more than one library.

Maximum size per item2 GBMaximum name length for files and foldersSharepoint Server 2013: max. 128 chars
Sharepoint Online: max. 256 chars
Folder names: max. 250 chars
Maximum combined names (files and folders, aka "path": max. 250 charsInvalid characters:\ / : * ? " < > | &hash;
spaces are not supported
files starting with a ~Invalid chars (Sharepoint Server 2013):All of the above +
{ } % ~
names starting with a .Unsupported folder  ...
 
Outlook + Office 365 + Single Sign On (SSO) = not working
edited by on March 24th 2015, at 12:12

As you probably already have noticed, does Outlook prompt for credentials when configuring Outlook for use with a federated Office 365 account, regardless of whether you've set up your intranet zoning for your ADFS server in Internet Explorer options.

Apparently, this is unresolveable as Outlook (2013 and earlier) simply does not support SSO. It is currently unknown whether a subsequent version of Outlook will have this feature.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535227

Oddly enough, Lync does support SSO.

 
Change primary UPN-suffix (User Principal Name) quickly through Powershell
edited by on March 18th 2015, at 13:38
When implementing AD/Dirsync to synchronize your on-premise AD with Office365, you may have to change the UPN-suffix to match the (e-mail) domain name used in your Office365 tenant. Most often, the local UPN-suffix would be something like domain.local, and would then have to be changed to domain.com. With a lot of users, it can quickly become tedious to change this manually. Along came Powershell...

The attached script is an easy way to quickly change the UPN-suffix for all users in a particular OU. Simply adjust the parameters to match your configuration, and let it run. Note that the script runs recursively, so be careful when running this on a top-level OU, as it will cascade through a  ...
 
Exchange/Office365: set OWA language and time zone for users through Powershell
edited by on March 4th 2015, at 15:09
By default, when a user first logs on to Outlook Web App, they are prompted to choose their language and time zone. Sometimes, it's required to change these settings for a certain user, or even, for all users. This can be done by an administrative user through Exchange Management Shell (EMS), and works for both Exchange 2010/2013 and Office365, with the cmdlet Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration.

First, open EMS for your on-premise Exchange, or for Office365, connect to Exchange Online using Powershell.

You can then set/change the language and time zone for a user like so:

Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration -Identity -Language -TimeZone

identity speaks for itself: it can be an alia  ...
 
OneDrive for Business stuck at "We're getting things ready to sync..."
edited by on February 13th 2015, at 11:05

If OneDrive for Business stays stuck at "We're getting things ready to sync..." when syncing a new library, or re-syncing an existing one, try resetting OneDrive for Business.

 
Clear and reset OneDrive for Business
edited by on February 13th 2015, at 11:02
If for some reason (e.g. when synchronization no longer works properly), you can completely clear and reset OneDrive for Business in a few easy steps.

First, close down all Office programs (such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.). Next, open Windows Task Manager, look for and kill these processes:

MSOSYNC.EXE

GROOVE.EXE

MSOUC.EXE

I've noticed that sometimes, these processes get restarted automatically, so be sure they are gone before performing the next step.

Next, locate and delete these folders and their contents:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\Spw

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\15.0\OfficeFileCache

If needed, also delete the local copy of all synced libraries. The location depends   ...
 
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