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May 2017 Blog Posts

User Profile Photo Import from thumbnailPhoto using MIM and the SharePoint Connector

When leveraging Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) and the SharePoint Connector for User Profile Synchronization, some customers have a requirement to import profile pictures from the thumbnailPhoto attribute in Active Directory. This post details the correct way of dealing with this scenario, whilst retaining the principle of least privilege. The configuration that follows is appropriate for all of the following deployments: SharePoint 2016, MIM 2016, and the MIM 2016 SharePoint Connector SharePoint 2013, MIM 2016, and the MIM 2016 SharePoint Connector SharePoint 2013, FIM 2010 R2 SP1 and...