How to force Directory Synchronization for Office 365

Force a manual Directory Synchronization for your Office 365 tenant

Step 1:

Login to DIRSYNC server - the server which is running the Directory Synchronization Tools

Step 2:

Start a PowerShell session (e.g. Open a command prompt -> enter "powershell")

Step 3:

cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Online Directory Sync"

Step 4:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Online Directory Sync>.\DirSyncConfigShell.psc1

Step 5:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Online Directory Sync>Start-OnlineCoexistenceSync

Open the "Synchronization Service Manager" - Go to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Online Directory Sync\SYNCBUS\Synchronization Service\UIShell\miisclient.exe"

To check the action of the DS and also the result:

How to force Directory Synchronization for Office 365