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Using the MIMWAL for Setting and Communicating the Initial Password for Newly Provisioned Users

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A challenge when provisioning accounts to Active Directory using FIM / MIM is how to securely set the initial password and communicate that password to the new user so that they can logon to their computer. In this blog posting Continue reading Using the MIMWAL for Setting and Communicating the Initial Password for Newly Provisioned Users→

How to Disable Stale (Inactive) Accounts in AD via FIM

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A common requirement for organizations is to disable Active Directory (AD) accounts when the account is stale (inactive). Often times the IT department will run a script directly against their AD that will identify those accounts, and then disable and move them Continue reading How to Disable Stale (Inactive) Accounts in AD via FIM→

Installing the MIMWAL

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The MIMWAL is the publically released version of the FIM WAL v1 and FIM WAL v2 that were previously only available to Microsoft engagement engineers. The MIMWAL is described by Microsoft as a “powerful solution accelerator for MIM / FIM that Continue reading Installing the MIMWAL→

Forcing Users to Register for FIM Self Service Password Reset – SSPR

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You have implemented FIM Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) to reduce the number of calls to your Help Desk. After a few months the Help Desk is reporting that users are still calling to have their passwords reset. You pull Continue reading Forcing Users to Register for FIM Self Service Password Reset – SSPR→

Provisioning to AD Using the MIMWAL

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In January of 2016 Microsoft made the MIMWAL publically available. The MIMWAL is a Workflow Activity Library (WAL) for building complex workflows in the Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 2016 and Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2 solution. For more information Continue reading Provisioning to AD Using the MIMWAL→

Don’t Forget to Move FIM SQL Server Agent Jobs When Moving Backend FIM Databases

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If you are moving your FIM databases from one database server to another, it is important to also bring over the default FIM Jobs. These SQL Server Agent Jobs are stored in the msdb System Database and will not come Continue reading Don’t Forget to Move FIM SQL Server Agent Jobs When Moving Backend FIM Databases→

Synchronizing Country from FIM to Active Directory

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Question: What do “c”, “co”, and “countryCode” all have in common? Answer: They are all attributes found on user objects in Active Directory (AD) that represent a user’s country. So, why is this the focus of a blog post? Well, Continue reading Synchronizing Country from FIM to Active Directory→