Synchronizing Active directory on AWS instance with Azure Active Directory Connect
you need :
An instance on Amazon Web Services with Windows OS
Install the AD DS role in that server
you Microsoft Azure Subscription
Logon to the Azure
Management Portal
Open the Active
Directory configuration area
Click on Default
Directory
Click Users
Click Add User ADConnectUser and click Next (you can give any name for the user)
Click Next
Click on CREATE button to get a temporary password
Click Complete.
Copy the email address of the new user and password. Save it in a notepad.
Open Settings tab from the left pane of Azure management portal
Click on Administration Tab and Click Add
Put the email address of the ADConnectuser and select your subscription.
Click Complete
Logon to your portal as ADConnectuser (your user id) using the email address and temp password.
Change the password at first logon.
SignOut from the portal without any activity.
Connect to your AWS instance which has the AD DS role installed.
Open the azure management portal and login with the account that you began the lab with. Download the Azure AD connect package.
Launch the installation for "AzureADConnect.msi".
Enter your Microsoft Azure credentials of the new user and click next
Next, Enter the Active Directory credentials of you admin account and click next
Review and Click install
Once the initial Sync is completed you can go Azure management portal, click on Active directory and go to User tab.
you can find all the users created in the local directory.
