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Entra ID Connect: directory synchronization is enabled for this directory, but has not yet taken effect.

Byralf

Directory synchronization is enabled for this directory but has not yet taken effect.

Today i created a new tenant and configured Entra ID connect sync. After a wait of approx more then 72 hours. In fact i waited more then 2 weeks. This error returned everytime i wanted to make a change to the Entra ID connect sync. See the error below. The fix for this you will find below.

Fix the error: Directory synchronization is enabled for this directory but, has not yet taken effect.

open powershell and connect to your tenant with Microsoft Graph.

Use the following commands in powershell: Install the right module

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Graph

Connect to the tenant

Connect-MgGraph -Scopes 'OnPremDirectorySynchronization.ReadWrite.All', 'Organization.ReadWrite.All'

Login with your tenant admin account.

Use the following commands:

(get-mgorganization).OnPremisesSyncEnabled
(get-mgorganization).AdditionalProperties.onPremisesSyncStatus

You wil get results like:

Use the following commands to initiate the state form pendingEnabled to Enabled

$organizationId = (get-mgorganization).id
$params = @{
onPremisesSyncEnabled = $true
}
Update-MgOrganization -OrganizationId $organizationId -BodyParameter $params

The command looks like the following: you wil get no feedback. But use the following command to check the changes.

Use the following command to get the result settings:

Get-mgorganization | FL

You wil see that the OnpremissesSyncEnabled is set to true

Wait now for 24 hours, ou’re tenant was fixed in 12 hours. I can make sync changes again to the tenant through Entra ID connect.