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  • Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:06 PMduffer71 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I have a client set up with BPOS presently.  They have their own Server 2008-based DC and File/Print servers but use BPOS Exchange online.  My question is, can DirSync be set up to allow passwords to remain in sync between their AD domain and their accounts on BPOS?
     

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  • Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:08 PMJeff SchertzMVPUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Directory Synchronization does not currently support password synchronization between on-premise and BPOS directories; only specific attribute values are synchronized.
    Jeff Schertz, PointBridge | MVP | MCITP: Enterprise Messaging | MCTS: OCS
     

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  • Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:08 PMJeff SchertzMVPUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    Directory Synchronization does not currently support password synchronization between on-premise and BPOS directories; only specific attribute values are synchronized.
    Jeff Schertz, PointBridge | MVP | MCITP: Enterprise Messaging | MCTS: OCS
     
  • Friday, June 05, 2009 4:42 PMduffer71 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Is there a plan to eventually support this?  Keeping both passwords in sync/remembering both passwords when they're out of sync has definitely been an issue for the users and caused numerous additional calls for support.
     
  • Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:10 AMSalvador R. [MSFT]ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Currently no plans to synchronize the passwords.
     
  • Friday, June 12, 2009 12:46 PMSam8311 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I agree in that it would be advantagous to have the passwords sync between AD and Online Services.

    Where can we submit this as a feature request?
     
  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:32 PMHypermoto Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I agree.

    This has been one of our biggest issues. Sign in application stores the password, then 90 days later when asked to create a new password, the user can't remember what it was because they created it 3 months ago. Also being able to increase the password expiration would be nice. Users have to update their smart phones to reflect the new passwords as well.

     
  • Friday, October 30, 2009 3:45 PMrichianaj Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Good point on the passwords, I agree that every 90 days users will forget their passwords if they are not required to enter it in daily, and it will be a pain for mobile devices.  Microsoft, please listen and address these basic issues.

    Richard