onedrive sync tool not auto sign in after password change

[petben]

I am finding if I create a new 365 user and ‘force password change at next login’ then the OneDrive sync tool will not automatically sign in, as set by GPO (presumably because the new password has not synced to cloud yet). Is there any way round this? Will cause IT headaches for New year groups logging in for the first time….

 

Thanks

[Boredguy]

It depends on what your AD Connect Sync is set to, but our passwords normally sync within a couple of minutes with 365. It's waiting for RM Safetynet to know about a password change which can take upto 10 minutes thats more annoying (or with the current issues they have 24 hours!).

 

Typically staff know that any user logging in after a changed password will have slight disruption for the first few minutes and we've been using OneDrive for Students for last 3 years now.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Boredguy

[petben]

Thanks bored guy, so if you have a whole class of new Y7 they need to log in, change PW, wait a bit and then log off/on and then the OneDrive sync tool will auto sign in?

[Boredguy]

Yes, but you don't have to log off.

If your Web filtering doesn't have the password change delay like RM Safetynet (such as using Smoothwall), then you should be able to get them to logon, go through some other introduction for a couple of minutes, then just get them to enter their e-mail address into the OneDrive dialog and it will complete the setup. Which will also get them use to what might happen in the future when their password is changed.