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AZ-104 · Question #86
You have an Active Directory forest named contoso.com. You install and configure Azure AD Connect to use password hash synchronization as the single sign-on (SSO) method. Staging mode is enabled…
The correct answer is D. Run Azure AD Connect and disable staging mode. Staging mode must be disabled. If the Azure AD Connect server is in staging mode, password hash synchronization is temporarily disabled. aadconnectsync-troubleshoot-password-hash-synchronization#no-passwords-are-synchronized- troubleshoot-by-using-the-troubleshooting-task
Submitted by viktor_hu· Mar 4, 2026Manage Azure identities and governance
Question
You have an Active Directory forest named contoso.com. You install and configure Azure AD Connect to use password hash synchronization as the single sign-on (SSO) method. Staging mode is enabled. You review the synchronization results and discover that the Synchronization Service Manager does not display any sync jobs. You need to ensure that the synchronization completes successfully. What should you do?
Options
- AFrom Synchronization Service Manager, run a full import.
- BRun Azure AD Connect and set the SSO method to Pass-through Authentication.
- CFrom Azure PowerShell, run Start-AdSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Initial.
- DRun Azure AD Connect and disable staging mode.
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(21 responses)- A14% (3)
- B19% (4)
- C5% (1)
- D62% (13)
Explanation
Staging mode must be disabled. If the Azure AD Connect server is in staging mode, password hash synchronization is temporarily disabled. aadconnectsync-troubleshoot-password-hash-synchronization#no-passwords-are-synchronized- troubleshoot-by-using-the-troubleshooting-task
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