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The connector syncs user and group data between Active Directory and the service through one or more
workers.
You cannot have two workers of the Integrated Windows Authentication type on the same connector
instance.
Active Directory Environments
You can integrate the service with an Active Directory environment that consists of a single Active
Directory domain, multiple domains in a single Active Directory forest, or multiple domains across multiple
Active Directory forests.
Single Active Directory Domain Environment
A single Active Directory deployment allows you to sync users and groups from a single Active Directory
domain.
See Configure a Link to Active Directory. For this environment, when you add a directory to the service,
select the Active Directory over LDAP option.
Multi-Domain, Single Forest Active Directory Environment
A multi-domain, single forest Active Directory deployment allows you to sync users and groups from
multiple Active Directory domains within a single forest.
You can configure the service for this Active Directory environment as a single Active Directory, Integrated
Windows Authentication directory type or, alternatively, as an Active Directory over LDAP directory type
configured with the global catalog option.
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The recommended option is to create a single Active Directory, Integrated Windows Authentication
directory type.
See Configure a Link to Active Directory. When you add a directory for this environment, select the
Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) option.
Multi-Forest Active Directory Environment with Trust Relationships
A multi-forest Active Directory deployment with trust relationships allows you to sync users and groups
from multiple Active Directory domains across forests where two-way trust exists between the domains.
See Configure a Link to Active Directory. When you add a directory for this environment, select the Active
Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication) option.
Multi-Forest Active Directory Environment Without Trust Relationships
A multi-forest Active Directory deployment without trust relationships allows you to sync users and groups
from multiple Active Directory domains across forests without a trust relationship between the domains. In
this environment, you create multiple directories in the service, one directory for each forest.
See Configure a Link to Active Directory. The type of directories you create in the service depends on the
forest. For forests with multiple domains, select the Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication)
option. For a forest with a single domain, select the Active Directory over LDAP option.
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