November 25

Password Not Synced to the on-premises Active directory When Office 365 Admins reset a user’s password

Here is the link from Microsoft https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/3187256/password-isn-t-synced-from-azure-ad-to-the-local-on-premises-directory

Scenarios allow password writeback. The following table lists scenarios in which password writeback occurs and doesn’t occur.

Scenario Password writeback
Users who perform self-service password reset through https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com Yes
Admins who perform self-service password reset through https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com Yes
Password change in My Apps or in Office 365 portal Yes
Admins who perform password resets by using the Azure Management Portal Yes
Admins who perform password resets by using the Microsoft 365 admin center No
Passwords at new user creation through Azure Management Portal, Microsoft 365 admin center, or Azure AD PowerShell Module No
Admins who use the Set-MsolUserPassword cmdlet by using the Azure AD PowerShell Module No
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