Tag Archives: FIM

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→

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→

FIM or MIM Installation Error – Wizard Ended Prematurely

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Have you received the following error installing FIM/MIM? Most likely you have because there are many prerequisites that must be met for a successful install. And what makes matters worse, the error message reported is very non-descript and there are Continue reading FIM or MIM Installation Error – Wizard Ended Prematurely→

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→