https://janbakker.tech/tags/entra-connect/Recent content in Entra Connect on JanBakker.techHugoen-USJan BakkerMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://janbakker.tech/cloud-sync-provisioning-agent-fails-to-start-with-a-gmsa/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://janbakker.tech/cloud-sync-provisioning-agent-fails-to-start-with-a-gmsa/<p>This is a knowledge base item. I hope it will help you someday.</p> <h2 id="the-issue">The issue<a class="anchor" href="#the-issue" aria-label="Link to this section">#</a></h2> <p>When installing an additional Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync provisioning agent, the agent service (<strong>AADConnectProvisioningAgent</strong>) would not start. I ran into two different errors, depending on the gMSA option I picked in the installer.</p>