Changes to Active Directory user with Windows Authentication

[igallion]

Hello,

I am running Alteryx server using Windows Authentication. I would like to ask, when changes are made to a user's Active Directory account such as their first name or last name, are these changes automatically synced to their gallery account as well? Are the user attributes routinely synced with Active Directory or is this only done upon the first log in to the gallery?

[patrick_digan · Accepted solution]

@igallion It's the latter where it's only done upon first login and never re-synced for that user.

[igallion]

Thanks @patrick_digan!

[MNasr]

Hello @patrick_digan,

is there any way to resync users from AD?

[patrick_digan]

@MNasr I've never tried it, but I'm assuming the v3 API's available with server 21.4+ would allow you to resync things yourself. You would have to first grab data from AD (https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Desktop-Discussions/Using-Alteryx-to-query-Active-...) and then you would have to utilize the v3 APIs to update user info (using the put endpoint below). This page or this macro may be helpful.