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The Microsoft Entra Connector account is supposed to be service free. If you need to reset its credentials, then this topic is for you.
If the Microsoft Entra Connector account cannot contact Microsoft Entra ID due to authentication problems, the password can be reset.
Sign in to the Microsoft Entra Connect Sync server and open PowerShell.
To provide the Microsoft Entra Global Administrator credentials, run $credential = Get-Credential
.
Run the cmdlet Add-ADSyncAADServiceAccount -AADCredential $credential
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If the cmdlet is successful, the PowerShell command prompt appears.
The cmdlet resets the password for the service account and updates it both in Microsoft Entra ID and the sync engine.
This section is a list of errors reported by customers that were fixed by a credentials reset on the Microsoft Entra Connector account.
Event 6900 The server encountered an unexpected error while processing a password change notification:
AADSTS70002: Error validating credentials. AADSTS50054: Old password is used for authentication.
Event 659 Error while retrieving password policy sync configuration. Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.AdalServiceException: AADSTS70002: Error validating credentials. AADSTS50054: Old password is used for authentication.
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