Profile Synchronization in SharePoint
Server 2010 enables an administrator of an instance of the User Profile service
to synchronize the user and group profile information that is stored in the
SharePoint Server 2010 profile store with profile information that is stored in
directory services and business system across the enterprise.
Profile Synchronization can occur when
profile information has changed in the SharePoint Server 2010 profile store or
when profile information has changed in the directory service.
Start
the User Profile Service Application
Open the SharePoint 2010 Central
Administration home page; in the system settings click Manage Service on
Server, in the service column locate the user profile synchronization service
Note: The current status of the service is stopped; by
default, the service is not started.
Click
Start on the User Profile Synchronization Service row.
On
the User Profile Synchronization Service Page, in the Select User Profile
Application Section, make sure User Profile Service Application is selected.
In
the Service Account Name and Password Section, in the password and confirm
password boxes, populate the password and click ‘Ok’.
Note: The Current
Status of the service is starting.
Refresh the page until status is started.
Refresh the page until status is started.
Close Central Administration.
Verify the
Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization Service and Forefront Identity
Manager Service Are Running in Services (Run -> services.msc)
Before
Proceeding with the Configuration of the User Profile Synchronization Service,
we need to verify all the supporting services have started.
The
Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization Service and Forefront Identity
Manager Service are started automatically when the User Profile Synchronization
Service is started.
Verify the Creation
of the User Profile Synchronization Service Folders
These
folders are created automatically, when the user profile synchronization
service is started.
Open
Windows Explorer, and navigate to C:\Program files\Microsoft Office
Servers\14.0\Synchronization Service\MaData
This
folder contains the folders required by the User Profile Synchronization
Service:
-ILMMA
-MOSS-User-Profile-Service-Application
-MOSSAD-People
These
folders will be empty until the User Profile Synchronization Service
Configuration is complete and user profiles are synchronized.
RUN IISRESET
Restart
the Internet Information Service on the server where the User Profile
Synchronization service is provisioned before configuration changes will take
effect. Restarting IIS is a Server action. When we restart the internet
Service, all sessions connected to our Web Server (Including Internet, FTP,
SMTP, and NNTP) are dropped. Any data held in Web Application is lost. We
should take appropriate action to ensure that data loss and user interruptions
are kept to a minimum.
Open
Command Prompt à
Type IISRESET
