Mastering Active Directory

Creating a global administrator account for Azure AD Connect

During the Azure AD Connect configuration, we require an account having global administrator privileges (in Azure). It is recommended to use a separate account for this.

In order to create a new account, follow these steps:

1. Click on the relevant Azure AD instance.
2. Navigate to the USERS link and then the ADD USER option:

3. In the new window, it asks for a username for the new user. Type a username and click on the arrow button to proceed.
4. In the next window, you need to provide a FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, and DISPLAY NAME for the user account. More importantly, we need to select the ...