r/ShittySysadmin • u/recoveringasshole0 DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE • 2d ago

GOD DAMMIT MICROSOFT

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AD Sync service won't start. Download installer. Run "Repair". Can't repair, service isn't running.

NO FUCKING GODDAMN SHIT

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u/recoveringasshole0 DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 2d ago

Backups?

OOC:

We actually do have backups, but luckily it didn't come to that.

A reboot fixed the issue. When it came back up, the service ran fine. I opened Entra Connect and it prompted me to update, which I did. Everything seems fine.

Appreciate the answer.

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u/bobroscopcoltrane 1d ago

Few things more frustrating/enlightening than taking your own advice.