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"Sync Failed" error appears after deploying the Active Directory (AD) Sync Client to synchronize with Hosted Email Security (HES)

    • Updated:
    • 14 Mar 2020
    • Product/Version:
    • Hosted Email Security 2.0
    • Platform:
    • N/A N/A
Summary

Synchronizing the AD Sync Client in your network with AD users in HES fails and you receive the following error under History:

||Sync failed||The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized

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To resolve this issue:

  1. Log in to the HES console.

  2. Go to Administration > Web Services & Tools and get the User Name & Service Authentication Key. If there is no key displayed, generate one using the Generate New Key button.

    User Name and Service Authentication Key

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  3. Configure the AD Sync Client network settings.

    1. Open the Active Directory Synchronization Tool. The Network Settings dialog box appears.

      Active Directory Synchronization Tool

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    2. Enter the User Name & Service Authentication Key retrieved in Step 2:

      • On the User Name field, enter the User Name.
      • On the Service Auth Key field, input the Service Authentication Key.

      Enter User Name and Service Authentication Key

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    3. Click Apply.

      Click Apply

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Configure; Install
Solution Id:
1099294
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