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Can you migrate users in FME Server from Directory Server to Azure AD? Or do you have to re-import all your users and assign roles.

  • 22 September 2022
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My organization is upgrading to FME Server 2021 (from 2018), and we'd also like to update our authentication method from Windows Directory to Azure. 

 

I restored the backup configuration from our FME Server 2018, so all our user profiles are coming from the Windows Directory. I have successfully set up a connection to Azure and can import new users (the user says Type = Azure AD), but is there a way to migrate my existing users from Type = Directory Server to Type = Azure AD? Alternatively, I could re-import all my users from Azure AD and re-assign roles, but I was hoping there would be a way to switch the authentication.

 

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Hi @alicia.kennedy​ you can import roles by using the Import Groups icon. here are a couple related articles that might help

https://docs.safe.com/fme/2020.0/html/FME_Server_Documentation/WebUI/Add-Users-Roles-AD-Connection.htm

https://docs.safe.com/fme/2020.0/html/FME_Server_Documentation/WebUI/Active-Directory.htm

You can also add permissions to match those from an existing role. Here are some instructions for doing that

https://docs.safe.com/fme/2020.0/html/FME_Server_Documentation/WebUI/Roles.htm

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