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Change Azure AD group from distribution to security through Azure AD Connect

I've changed a group in my on-prem AD from a distribution group to a security group but that change didn't come over from Azure AD Connect. Is there a way to force this change to occur with a synced group?

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vipulsparsh-MSFT answered 90429993 commented

@AdamsGary-9667 Thanks for reaching out.

I just tested this in my lab and found this change from distribution group to security group should changed in next cycle.

Before :

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After :

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The only thing that you need to make sure is that the Group has a display name and mail attribute Set.
And you can always initiate a delta sync using this command : Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta



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How did you Change Azure AD group from distribution to security group?

According to Microsoft document, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-groups-settings-azure-portal

Group type. You can't change the type of group after it's been created. To change the Group type, you must delete the group and create a new one.

Could you share your steps to us, thanks!

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AdamsGary-9667 answered

Sorry for some reason I didn't get a notification of this answer but I'll give it a go and let you know. I think I'll have to try the delta sync as the normal cycle sync didn't seem to update the groups.

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